Overview

Step 7/7 (deploy last): Nginx reverse proxy — the single entry point for all AppFlowy Cloud services. Routes HTTP/WebSocket traffic to AppFlowy-Cloud, AppFlowy-GoTrue, AppFlowy-Web, AppFlowy-Admin, and AppFlowy-MinIO. Part of the AppFlowy Cloud stack.

Requirements

Custom Docker network named "appflowy" must exist before deploying any container in this stack. Create it via SSH or the Unraid terminal: docker network create appflowy — Network Type is pre-set to "appflowy" by default, verify it is selected.

Runtime arguments

Web UI: http://[IP]:[PORT:80]/
Network: custom:appflowy
Shell: sh
Privileged: false

Template configuration

nginx.confPathro

nginx configuration file. Use nginx.conf (HTTP only), nginx-https-custom.conf (user-provided TLS certs), or nginx-letsencrypt.conf (Let's Encrypt). All configs are in the template repository.

Target: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Default: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/nginx.conf
Value: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/nginx.conf

SSL DirectoryPathro

Directory for user-provided TLS certificate and key (certificate.crt, private_key.key). Required for nginx-https-custom.conf. Create the directory even if empty.

Target: /etc/nginx/ssl
Default: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/ssl
Value: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/ssl

Let's Encrypt certs (optional)Pathro

Directory where AppFlowy-Certbot stores Let's Encrypt certificates. Required only when using nginx-letsencrypt.conf.

Target: /etc/letsencrypt
Default: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/letsencrypt
Value: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/letsencrypt

Certbot webroot (optional)Pathro

Webroot directory for Let's Encrypt HTTP-01 ACME challenge files. Required only when using nginx-letsencrypt.conf with AppFlowy-Certbot.

Target: /var/www/certbot
Default: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/certbot-webroot
Value: /mnt/user/appdata/AppFlowy-Nginx/certbot-webroot

HTTP PortPorttcp

HTTP port exposed to your Unraid host / LAN. This is the main AppFlowy access port.

Target: 80
Default: 80
Value: 80

HTTPS PortPorttcp

HTTPS port. Only needed if you configure TLS in nginx.conf.

Target: 443
Default: 443
Value: 443

Links

Template Support Docker Hub Project

Details

Repository

nginx:stable-alpine

Registry

https://hub.docker.com/_/nginx

Last Updated2026-05-24

First Seen2026-05-26

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