NginxWebUI Manager

Manage NginxWebUI reverse proxy rules via its REST API. List/create/delete servers and locations, reload nginx, manage upstreams. All calls through docker exec into the nginxwebui container.

Manage NginxWebUI via its built-in REST API. All API calls are made via docker exec into the running nginxwebui container (requires Docker socket access).

How it works

• Authenticates via POST /token/getToken with username/password
• Stores token in NGINXWEBUI_TOKEN env var (auto-refreshed via --mode login)
• All subsequent calls use the token in the token header

Usage

Authentication

# First time — get token and save to .env
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode login

Nginx operations

# Check nginx status
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode status

# Validate config
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode check

# Reload nginx
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode reload

Server (reverse proxy) management

# List all servers
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode list-servers

# Add a new reverse proxy
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode add-server \
  --name "app.example.com" --listen 443 --ssl \
  --pem /path/to/cert.pem --key /path/to/key.pem \
  --descr "My app"

# Delete a server by ID prefix
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode delete-server --id 12345abc

Location (reverse proxy rule) management

# List locations for a server
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode list-locations --server-id 12345abc

# Add a location (path → target)
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode add-location \
  --server-id 12345abc \
  --path /api/ \
  --target http://10.0.0.5:3000 \
  --descr "API backend"

# Add with websocket support
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode add-location \
  --server-id 12345abc \
  --path /ws \
  --target http://10.0.0.5:3000 \
  --websocket

# Delete a location
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode delete-location --id 67890def

Upstream (load balancer) management

# List upstreams
python3 {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/manage.py --mode list-upstreams

Environment variables

• NGINXWEBUI_USER — required
• NGINXWEBUI_PASS — required
• NGINXWEBUI_TOKEN — auto-managed, stored in .env

Requirements

• Docker socket accessible from the calling environment
• Running nginxwebui container (name: nginxwebui)
• Valid NginxWebUI admin credentials with API access enabled