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Host NGINX on HubFly (The Way It’s Meant to Run)

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Hubfly Team
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NGINX is one of those tools everyone uses — and almost no one enjoys setting up.

You want it to:

  • Serve traffic
  • Proxy requests
  • Terminate SSL
  • Stay up
  • Not surprise you at 3 a.m.

HubFly lets you deploy a real NGINX server in one click, with persistent configuration, isolated networking, and full control — without turning NGINX into a fragile snowflake.

This is NGINX hosting for people who actually know why they’re using NGINX.

Why People Still Choose NGINX

Despite all the managed load balancers and “serverless” routing layers, NGINX is still everywhere because it:

  • Is fast and predictable
  • Has a simple, explicit configuration model
  • Works as a web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer
  • Plays well with containers
  • Does exactly what you tell it to do — nothing more

The problem isn’t NGINX.

The problem is running it cleanly.

The Common Problems With Hosting NGINX

Most NGINX deployments run into the same issues:

  • Config changes lost on container restart
  • TLS and routing tangled together
  • Public exposure by accident
  • Mixing proxy and app logic
  • Manual rebuilds for small config changes

NGINX itself is stable. The environment around it usually isn’t.

HubFly fixes that.

What You Get With NGINX on HubFly

When you deploy NGINX on HubFly, you are running upstream NGINX.

No proprietary patches. No locked-down configs. No platform magic.

Out of the box, HubFly gives you:

  • One-click NGINX deployment
  • Persistent NGINX configuration
  • Attachable storage for configs and assets
  • Private project networking
  • Optional public exposure
  • Full control over NGINX behavior

Your nginx.conf stays yours.

Persistent Configuration (This Is the Big One)

NGINX is config-driven.

HubFly attaches a persistent volume to your NGINX container, which means:

  • Config files survive restarts
  • Changes don’t require rebuilding images
  • Static assets stay in place
  • Rollbacks are trivial

You edit config once — it stays put.

This alone eliminates most NGINX deployment pain.

Private by Default, Public When You Decide

By default, NGINX on HubFly:

  • Runs inside an isolated project network
  • Is reachable only by other containers in the same project
  • Has no public ingress

This makes it perfect for:

  • Internal reverse proxies
  • Service-to-service routing
  • Gateway containers
  • Sidecar-style setups

If you want it public, you expose it — explicitly.

Common Use Cases

NGINX on HubFly works especially well for:

  • Reverse proxying multiple services
  • TLS termination
  • Serving static assets
  • Internal load balancing
  • Routing traffic inside a private network
  • Acting as a gateway in front of apps

It’s infrastructure you can reason about.

How Deployment Works

High level flow:

  1. Select NGINX from HubFly templates
  2. HubFly creates a container
  3. Attach persistent volume
  4. Networking is isolated automatically
  5. You upload or edit your config
  6. NGINX starts and stays running

No YAML files. No init scripts. No duct tape.

When You Should Not Use This

NGINX on HubFly may not be ideal if:

  • You want a fully managed, zero-config load balancer
  • You need automatic global routing
  • You never want to touch NGINX config

This is for people who want control without chaos.

Summary

NGINX doesn’t need reinvention.

It needs a clean, predictable environment.

HubFly gives you:

  • One-click NGINX deployment
  • Persistent configuration
  • Private-by-default networking
  • Full transparency and control

If you’re looking for NGINX hosting that doesn’t fight you, HubFly fits naturally.

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