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+# README
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+This is a practise repo for learning how to run nginx docker for serving:
+* static content from different directories
+* reverse proxy of other services
+* etc
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 # README
 
-This is a practise repo for learning how to run nginx docker for serving:
-* static content
-* reverse proxy of other services
+In this example 1, we implemented a nginx container, which has index.html changed to our own customized index 
 
 How to run nginx docker container: