nginx.conf

# For nginx < 1.3.9
# FYI: Chunking requires nginx-extras package on Debian Wheezy and some Ubuntu versions
# See chunking http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpChunkinModule
# Replace with appropriate values where necessary

upstream docker-registry {
  server localhost:5000;
}

# uncomment if you want a 301 redirect for users attempting to connect
# on port 80
# NOTE: docker client will still fail. This is just for convenience
# server {
#   listen *:80;
#   server_name my.docker.registry.com;
#   return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
# }

server {
  listen 443;
  server_name my.docker.registry.com;

  ssl on;
  ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/docker-registry;
  ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/docker-registry;

  client_max_body_size 0; # disable any limits to avoid HTTP 413 for large image uploads

  # required to avoid HTTP 411: see Issue #1486 (https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/1486)
  chunkin on;
  error_page 411 = @my_411_error;
  location @my_411_error {
    chunkin_resume;
  }

  location / {
    auth_basic            "Restricted";
    auth_basic_user_file  docker-registry.htpasswd;
    include               docker-registry.conf;
  }

  location /_ping {
    auth_basic off;
    include               docker-registry.conf;
  }

  location /v1/_ping {
    auth_basic off;
    include               docker-registry.conf;
  }
}