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   * [LuaRocks through a proxy](luarocks_through_a_proxy.md)
   * [Embedding LuaRocks in an application](embedding_luarocks_in_an_application.md)
   * [Integrating distro modules with LuaRocks](integrating_distro_modules_with_luarocks.md)
+
+* LuaRocks servers
+  * [Creating a local LuaRocks server](local_server.md)
   * [Hosting binary rocks](hosting_binary_rocks.md)
 
 * Reference
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+# Creating a local LuaRocks server
+
+This Docker based example shows how to create a local LuaRocks
+server. This can be used to serve private rocks, or only curated rocks.
+
+The rocks directory is "./rocks" (manifest file will be generated here, so
+it only needs to contain the rock and rockspec files).
+The server will be available at http://localhost:8080
+
+Use LuaRocks with the following flag;
+
+    --server http://localhost:8080
+
+To ONLY use this server (a fully curated approach), use the following flag;
+
+    --only-server http://localhost:8080
+
+
+## Example script:
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# default rocks directory is "./rocks"
+ROCKSDIR=$(pwd)/rocks
+mkdir -p "$ROCKSDIR"
+
+# generate a manifest file
+docker run --rm -v "$ROCKSDIR":/rocks \
+    akorn/luarocks:lua5.1-alpine \
+    luarocks-admin make_manifest /rocks
+
+# start nginx to serve rocks
+docker run --rm --name luarocks-server \
+    -v "$ROCKSDIR":/usr/share/nginx/html:ro \
+    -p 8080:80 nginx
+```