Confused over NPM + nginx + tinyauth guide

[Stephan-P]

In the docs there is a guide on the use of tinyauth together with NPM:
https://tinyauth.app/docs/guides/nginx-proxy-manager

I am confused by the compose example loading images Tinyauth, NPM and nginx.

• Doesn't NPM include nginx?
• What's the specific purpose of adding another nginx container/service?
• Is it necessary and what does one lose with NPM only? (Like in this discussion)

(I'm very much in the process of learning about the workings of docker images, containers, networks, authentication, access lists and such.)

[steveiliop56]

The Nginx container is just there as a demo service to show that Tinyauth is working. I will replace it with whoami to avoid further confusion.