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Proxy plugin
New as of 0.5.0, Enhanced in 0.6.0
proxy <app> Show proxy settings for app
proxy:disable <app> Disable proxy for app
proxy:enable <app> Enable proxy for app
proxy:ports <app> List proxy port mappings for app
proxy:ports-add <app> <scheme>:<host-port>:<container-port> [<scheme>:<host-port>:<container-port>...] Set proxy port mappings for app
proxy:ports-clear <app> Clear all proxy port mappings for app
proxy:ports-remove <app> <host-port> [<host-port>|<scheme>:<host-port>:<container-port>...] Unset proxy port mappings for app
proxy:set <app> <proxy-type> Set proxy type for app
In Dokku 0.5.0, port proxying was decoupled from the nginx-vhosts plugin into the proxy plugin. Dokku 0.6.0 introduced the ability to map host ports to specific container ports. In the future this will allow other proxy software - such as HAProxy or Caddy - to be used in place of nginx.
Container network interface binding
New as of 0.5.0
By default, the deployed docker container running your app's web process will bind to the internal docker network interface (i.e. docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $CONTAINER_ID). This behavior can be modified per app by disabling the proxy (i.e. dokku proxy:disable <app>). In this case, the container will bind to an external interface (i.e. 0.0.0.0) and your app container will be directly accessible by other hosts on your network.
If a proxy is disabled, dokku will bind your container's port to a random port on the host for every deploy, e.g.
0.0.0.0:32771->5000/tcp.
# container bound to docker interface
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
1b88d8aec3d1 dokku/node-js-app:latest "/bin/bash -c '/star About a minute ago Up About a minute node-js-app.web.1
# internal IP address for the container
$ docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' node-js-app.web.1
172.17.0.6
# disable the proxy so it listens on a host ip address
$ dokku proxy:disable node-js-app
# container bound to all interfaces
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
d6499edb0edb dokku/node-js-app:latest "/bin/bash -c '/star About a minute ago Up About a minute 0.0.0.0:49153->5000/tcp node-js-app.web.1
Proxy port mapping
New as of 0.6.0
You can now configure host -> container port mappings with the proxy:ports-* commands. This mapping is currently supported by the built-in nginx-vhosts plugin.
$ dokku proxy:ports node-js-app
-----> Port mappings for node-js-app
-----> scheme host port container port
http 80 5000
$ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me
Hello World!
$ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me:8080
curl: (7) Failed to connect to node-js-app.dokku.me port 8080: Connection refused
$ dokku proxy:ports-add node-js-app http:8080:5000
-----> Setting config vars
DOKKU_PROXY_PORT_MAP: http:80:5000 http:8080:5000
-----> Configuring node-js-app.dokku.me...(using built-in template)
-----> Creating http nginx.conf
-----> Running nginx-pre-reload
Reloading nginx
$ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me
Hello World!
$ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me:8080
Hello World!
By default, buildpack apps and dockerfile apps without explicitly exposed ports (i.e. using the EXPOSE directive) will be configured with a listener on port 80 (and additionally a listener on 443 if ssl is enabled) that will proxy to the application container on port 5000. Dockerfile apps with explicitly exposed ports will be configured with a listener on each exposed port and will proxy to that same port of the deployed application container.
NOTE: This default behavior will not be automatically changed on subsequent pushes and must be manipulated with the
proxy:ports-*syntax detailed above.