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 docker-nginx
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+NGINX is a popular lightweight web application that is used for developing server-side applications. It is an open-source web server that is developed to run on a variety of operating systems. Since nginx is a popular web server for development, Docker has ensured that it has support for nginx.
 
 A simple Nginx image for Docker to serve static websites. It will serve anything in the directory `/var/www`.