Access the Web UI
- Open in browser:
https://<SERVER_IP> - Accept the browser certificate warning
- Create the initial admin account
- Start adding and managing remote connections
Important Files and Directories
- Install directory:
/root/nexterm - Docker Compose file:
/root/nexterm/docker-compose.yml - Docker volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/nexterm_nexterm/ - Nginx config:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/nexterm.conf - TLS certificate:
/etc/nginx/ssl/nexterm.crt - TLS private key:
/etc/nginx/ssl/nexterm.key
Enabling SSL with a Domain
1. Point your domain to the server IP.
2. Edit Nginx config and replace both server_name <IP>; with your domain (<your-domain>) for both HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) blocks:
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/nexterm.conf
3. Install Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
4. Run the following command to generate a valid Let's Encrypt certificate:
certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com
5. Replace SSL paths in Nginx config:
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/nexterm.conf
# Before:
# ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/nexterm.crt;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/nexterm.key;
# After:
# ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
6. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
systemctl restart nginx
7. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com
Notes
- Nexterm runs in Docker using host networking
- HTTPS is enabled using a self-signed certificate
- Browser certificate warnings are expected unless replaced with a trusted certificate
