Nginx same container with api

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Hi, I have a small question.

I’m build a microservice api. does it make sense to have nginx inside the docker container to expose the api endpoint:port?

or in separated, one docker container with the api and another for the nginx?

Thanks

PS: would any of those also be valid if there were more than one api (microservice), would they also each container container an nginx and an api?

2

The scenario is ambigous.

Is nginx ment to be used as reverse proxy or is your api writte in a language that is mento to be run with a nginx module?

3

Technically no. The language (Go), can create its own server. I was just thing it there was any advantage to add an nginx server inside.

4

uhm, what about the first part of my question?

5

Nginx should be in a separate container. Perhaps you’re running on K8s or using Netflix OSS or even a service mesh (such as LinkerD)… all of these options allow for a service registry. Your service, written in GO should just perform the business function that you have defined. The ingress and traffic should be managed by some other means. IMHO

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