Role
Primary
Nginx in the Laravel stack
This page explains what Nginx means in the Laravel stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
Nginx is one of the main services that defines the default shape of instances created from the Laravel stack.
Base service
Nginx (Laravel)
Type
service
Stack fit
How Nginx fits into this stack
Nginx is one of the main services that defines the default shape of instances created from the Laravel stack.
This stack service is based on Nginx (Laravel) and keeps the service-specific setup for Laravel in one place.
It is linked to PHP inside the stack.
Version policy
Available versions include 1.29, 1.28, 1.27, 1.25.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: Yes
Primary: Yes
Connections
backend: PHP
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by Nginx inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Configs
Keep service config files versioned with the stack instead of rebuilding them per environment.
Laravel preset
Main
Virtual host
Settings
Tune service behavior per environment while keeping one reusable stack baseline.
Nginx docroot
Default value: public.
Volumes
Provision the persistent storage and shared volume relationships the stack expects.
Storage
Uses storage from PHP.
Service links
See how services are wired together so dependencies stay consistent across environments.
Backend
Linked to PHP. Required.