If nginx.conf not specify PID file
pid /var/run/nginx.pid;
nginx will create file nginx.pid at /var/run/nginx/, but it will error since the directory is not found.
Solutions - create default /var/run/nginx directory.
RUN mkdir -p /apps; \
mkdir -p /var/run/php; \
mkdir -p /var/log/php7; \
mkdir -p /var/run/nginx; \
chown -Rf nginx:nginx /apps