# nginx/docker-nginx

Official NGINX Dockerfiles

Repository: https://github.com/nginx/docker-nginx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-nginx
Language: Shell
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-19T18:38:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4368, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3497, forks 1773 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.398329+00:00)

## What it is
The official Dockerfiles behind the Docker 'Official Image' for NGINX, maintained by the NGINX Docker Maintainers. It provides the source used to build the widely used nginx images on Docker Hub.

## Use cases
- run nginx in a docker container
- serve static files with nginx in docker
- set up a reverse proxy container
- base image for containerized web apps
- official nginx image for kubernetes deployments

## When to choose
- you want the canonical, maintained nginx Docker image
- you need a trusted base image for serving web traffic or proxying
- you want multi-arch official image builds

## When to avoid
- you need a custom nginx build with non-standard modules
- you want a full nginx configuration management tool rather than image sources
- you don't use containers

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, deployment, container-runtime
- domain: web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: nginx, docker-official-image, dockerfile, reverse-proxy, web-server, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- nginx/docker-nginx (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.398329+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:52.462282+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nginx/docker-nginx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.398329+00:00, sha fa08c96a31ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.