I am new to Docker and am encountering an issue while trying to serve a simple HTML file using Nginx in a Docker container. I’ve followed the tutorial steps and have been able to get Nginx running, but when I access http://localhost, I still see the default Nginx welcome page instead of my custom in…

Container troubleshooting requires more info: Image, created by Dockerfile Container, created by CLI or compose file Make sure to share both. The next step would be to check inside the running container, if the files are present. Something like # create a shell inside running container docker …

[image] bluepuma77: Image, created by Dockerfile Container, created by CLI or compose file Make sure to share both. I think @bluepuma77 meant sharing the Dockerfile (done) and sharing how you created the container.

Thank you for being so helpful, I’m new to writing forums and stuff, so next time I will try not to make any mistakes in the future

I’m so sorry I didn’t write that before. So I built the Docker image using this command: docker build -t my-website . Then, I ran the container with: docker run -d -p 80:80 my-website After that, I checked http://localhost and saw the default Nginx welcome page instead of my custom index.html. I …

Please, do what @bluepuma77 suggested [image] bluepuma77: The next step would be to check inside the running container, if the files are present. Something like # create a shell inside running container docker exec -it myContainerName sh # list files in folder Is -la /usr/share/nginx/html …

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve checked inside the running container, and it seems like my custom index.html isn’t being copied correctly. Here’s what I did: I used the docker exec -it <container_id> sh command to get inside the container. Then, I listed the files in /usr/share/nginx/html using l…

Something still must be missing since this cannot happen with the Dockerfile you have and the commands you shared. Maybe if you forgot to rebuild the image after you changed the HTML file.

Hi, sorry for the delayed response! Thanks for your suggestions. I’ve already tried the steps you mentioned: I made sure to rebuild the Docker image after updating my index.html. Used docker exec to check inside the running container at /usr/share/nginx/html. I’ve also confirmed that the containe…

BAsed on the shared information the issue could not happen. If it happenw, my exprience points to the possibility that the provided information was not correct or something was missing. The COPY instruction copies files and it will not be deleted or hidden, unless you run a command that hides it. Li…

Did you restart the container with the updated image?

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