EXPOSE WEBSITE [location on runner] (path) (rewrite path)

The EXPOSE WEBSITE instruction creates a persistent link to view a webserver running at a specific port in the Layerfile. It’s especially useful for sharing changes with non-technical stakeholders or running manual QA/review.

Additionally, the EXPOSE_WEBSITE_HOST environment variable is available even before EXPOSE WEBSITE if you need to “bake” the path to the exposed website URL.

If the default 2 minute timeout is not sufficient for your application, use the following pattern to wait until the server is ready:

expose website directive

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Examples

  • Use EXPOSE WEBSITE localhost:80 to expose the local webserver at port 80
  • Combine EXPOSE WEBSITE localhost:80 /api with EXPOSE WEBSITE localhost:3000 / to route all requests that start with /api to port 80 in the runner, and all other requests to port 3000.
  • Use EXPOSE WEBSITE localhost:80 /cypress$SPLIT after a SPLIT 5 directive to make each split have a unique path (e.g., z.cidemo.co/split1)
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