Docker

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications

Install Docker

Install Docker, by following the instructions relevant to your OS / distribution, and start the service. For example on Debian:

# update your package lists
$ sudo apt update
# remove old versions
$ sudo apt-get remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc
# install requirements
$ sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common
# add docker's GPG signing key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# add the repository
$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
# install docker engine
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
# verify that Docker is properly configured
root@stretch-shaarli-02:~$ docker run hello-world

Get and run a Shaarli image

Shaarli images are available on DockerHub:

latest: latest branch
master: master branch

These images are built automatically on DockerHub and rely on:

Additional Dockerfiles are provided for the arm32v7 platform, relying on Linuxserver.io Alpine armhf images. These images must be built using docker build on an arm32v7 machine or using an emulator such as qemu.

# download the 'latest' image from dockerhub
docker pull shaarli/shaarli

# create persistent data volumes/directories on the host
docker volume create shaarli-data
docker volume create shaarli-cache

# create a new container using the Shaarli image
# --detach: run the container in background
# --name: name of the created container/instance
# --publish: map the host's :8000 port to the container's :80 port
# --rm: automatically remove the container when it exits
# --volume: mount persistent volumes in the container ($volume_name:$volume_mountpoint)
docker run --detach \
           --name myshaarli \
           --publish 8000:80 \
           --rm \
           --volume shaarli-data:/var/www/shaarli/data \
           --volume shaarli-cache:/var/www/shaarli/cache \
           shaarli/shaarli

# verify that the container is running
docker ps | grep myshaarli

# to completely remove the container
docker stop myshaarli # stop the running container
docker ps | grep myshaarli # verify the container is no longer running
docker ps -a | grep myshaarli # verify the container is stopped
docker rm myshaarli # destroy the container
docker ps -a | grep myshaarli # verify th container has been destroyed

Docker Compose

A Compose file is a common format for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.

A docker-compose.yml file can be used to run a persistent/autostarted shaarli service using Docker Compose or in a Docker stack.

Shaarli provides configuration file for Docker Compose, that will setup a Shaarli instance, a Træfik instance with Let's Encrypt certificates, a Docker network, and volumes for Shaarli data and Træfik TLS configuration and certificates.

Download docker-compose from the release page:

$ sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.26.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
# create a new directory to store the configuration:
$ mkdir shaarli && cd shaarli
# Download the current version of Shaarli's docker-compose.yml
$ curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shaarli/Shaarli/master/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
# Create the .env file and fill in your VPS and domain information
# (replace <MY_SHAARLI_DOMAIN> and <MY_CONTACT_EMAIL> with your actual information)
$ echo 'SHAARLI_VIRTUAL_HOST=shaarli.mydomain.org' > .env
$ echo 'SHAARLI_LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=admin@mydomain.org' >> .env
# Pull the Docker images
$ docker-compose pull
# Run!
$ docker-compose up -d

Running dockerized Shaarli as a systemd service

It is possible to start a dockerized Shaarli instance as a systemd service (systemd is the service management tool on several distributions). After installing Docker, use the following steps to run your shaarli container Shaarli to run on system start.

As root, create /etc/systemd/system/docker.shaarli.service:

[Unit]
Description=Shaarli Bookmark Manager Container
After=docker.service
Requires=docker.service


[Service]
Restart=always

# Put any environment you want in an included file, like $host- or $domainname in this example
EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/box-environment

# It's just an example..
ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run \
  -p 28010:80 \
  --name ${hostname}-shaarli \
  --hostname shaarli.${domainname} \
  -v /srv/docker-volumes-local/shaarli-data:/var/www/shaarli/data:rw \
  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
  shaarli/shaarli:latest

ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker rm -f ${hostname}-shaarli

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

# reload systemd services definitions
systemctl daemon-reload
# start the servie and enable it a boot time
systemctl enable docker.shaarli.service --now
# verify that the service is running
systemctl status docker.*
# inspect system log if needed
journalctl -f

Docker cheatsheet

# pull/update an image
$ docker pull shaarli:release
# run a container from an image
$ docker run shaarli:latest
# list available images
$ docker images ls
# list running containers
$ docker ps
# list running AND stopped containers
$ docker ps -a
# run a command in a running container
$ docker exec -ti <container-name-or-first-letters-of-id> bash
# follow logs of a running container
$ docker logs -f <container-name-or-first-letters-of-id>
# delete unused images to free up disk space
$ docker system prune --images
# delete unused volumes to free up disk space (CAUTION all data in unused volumes will be lost)
$ docker system prunt --volumes
# delete unused containers
$ docker system prune

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