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Setting up the website using different services!

Deploying a Hugo Site with Docker, Nginx, and systemd Containerization has revolutionized how we deploy web applications, and Docker stands at the forefront of this transformation. In this post, I’ll walk through my experience deploying this website using Hugo, Docker, and Nginx, all orchestrated by a systemd service that makes management effortless. Why Docker? The popularity of Docker isn’t accidental. It simplifies deployment by bundling applications with their dependencies into portable containers. Rather than installing Hugo, configuring web servers, and managing dependencies directly on the host system, Docker lets me execute a few commands to spin up an entire web stack. The container handles everything. I just start the service from my virtual machine, and the site goes live. ...

October 3, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Moksh Desai
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