nginx-fips

FIPS AvailableSecurity Hardened

Description

The CleanStart Nginx-Fips image provides a high-performance, security-hardened web server optimized for enterprise environments. Built with minimal attack surfaces and comprehensive security hardening, this image delivers reliable web serving capabilities with advanced security features.

Key Features

Core capabilities and strengths of this runtime container

High-performance web serving capabilities
Load balancing and reverse proxy support
SSL/TLS termination and security features
Advanced caching and compression

Common Use Cases

Typical scenarios where this runtime container excels

Web application hosting and serving
Load balancing and traffic distribution
SSL termination and security gateway
Static content delivery and caching

Pull Commands

Download the runtime container images

docker pull clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest

docker pull clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest-dev

Interactive Development

Start interactive session for development

bash

docker run -d --name nginx-fips-server \\
  -p 80:80 \\
  --security-opt=no-new-privileges \\
  clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest

Run Hello World

Execute a simple Hello World program

bash

docker run -d --name nginx-fips-custom \\
  -p 8080:80 \\
  -v $(pwd)/html:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro \\
  clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest

Mount Workspace

Run container with local workspace mounted

bash

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -w /app clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest-dev python --version

Application Server

Run application with port forwarding

bash

docker run -d --name nginx-fips-app \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  -v $(pwd):/app \
  -w /app \
  clnstrt-images.cleanstart.com/$ORGANIZATION/nginx-fips:latest

Environment Variables

Configuration options available through environment variables

PATH: System PATH configuration; /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
NGINX_HOST: Hostname for the web server; localhost
NGINX_PORT: Port for the web server; 80

Security Best Practices

Recommended security configurations and practices

Use specific image tags for production (avoid latest)
Configure resource limits: memory and CPU constraints
Enable read-only root filesystem when possible
Run containers with non-root user (--user 1000:1000)
Use --security-opt=no-new-privileges flag
Regularly update container images for security patches
Implement proper network segmentation
Monitor container metrics for anomalies

Kubernetes Security Context

Recommended security context for Kubernetes deployments

yaml

securityContext:
  runAsNonRoot: true
  runAsUser: 1000
  runAsGroup: 1000
  readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
  capabilities:
    drop: ['ALL']