NodeBB on docker

flex

Hello !

I'm a french student and I discovered Docker few month ago. I think i'ts very usefull for lot of things and to have turnkey solutions. So, when I discovered NodeBB I have wanted to use it with docker.

But, It seems to does not work properly : Once I can log in, and install plugin, an other time I can't log in : forbidden, an other time again, the admin console seems to does not work (I can't access to differents sub-menus, I don't have any graph).

Moreover, the admin area says to me You are running NodeBB v0.5.7. and I don't know how to upgrade NodeBB except using docker pull (And I don't have the newer version with that). Also, I start NodeBB with a docker volume (use to data persistence even if the docker is stopped or/and removed) and some plugin are gone when I stop / remove / start again NodeBB (and redis).
I have tried so many times, using centos version and ubuntu version.

Can someone help me about install and run correctly NodeBB ?

Here, my commands to start NodeBB with docker :

Update NodeBB and Redis

docker pull nodebb/docker:centos-redis
docker pull nodebb/docker:centos

Launch Redis

docker run \
        --name nodebb-redis \
        --restart=always \
        --volume /home/nodeBB/redis/data:/data \
        -d -p 6379:6379 \
                nodebb/docker:centos-redis

Launch NodeBB

docker run \
        --name forum-nodebb \
        --restart=always \
        --link nodebb-redis:redis \
        --env 'VIRTUAL_HOST=forum.mydomain.com' \                  #    It's for my nginx reverse proxy
        --env 'VIRTUAL_PORT=4567' \                                #    The same : to access to NodeBB with https://forum.mydomain.com (without specify a port)
        --env 'LETSENCRYPT_HOST=forum.mydomain.com' \              #    It's for my nginx reverse proxy companion (let's encrypt cert)
        --env '[email protected]' \              #    The same
        --volume=/home/nodeBB/data:/data \                         #    Docker Volume for persistance
        -P -t -i \
                nodebb/docker:centos

a_5mith

Have you checked the Documentation?

Not a pro on docker. But should work. 0.5.7 is only slightly out of date... :squirrel:

flex

@a_5mith

Yes I have already checked it. I have found a docker image created by @nopz, this one is up-to-date. But the official docker image in not! ~~Maybe you (nodebb) should give access to a dockerfile to allow anyone to build a nodebb docker image.~~ EDIT I found the dockerfile, and the problem about this outdated version here. It's outdated because the dockerfile build the image with the v0.5.x version :

FROM centos:centos7
MAINTAINER NodeBB Docker Team <[email protected]>

# install main packages:
RUN yum -y update ; yum clean all
RUN yum -y install epel-release tar ; yum clean all
RUN yum -y install wget ; yum clean all
RUN yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
RUN yum -y install nodejs git ImageMagick npm
RUN yum -y install openssl openssl-devel

# clone nodebb and install it
RUN cd /opt ; git clone -b v0.5.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB nodebb
RUN cd /opt/nodebb ; npm install

# Create a nodebb volume
VOLUME /opt/nodebb

# Define a working directory
WORKDIR /opt/nodebb

# Expose ports
EXPOSE 80
EXPOSE 443
EXPOSE 4567

CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]

You should (NodeBB) update this dockerfile !

End of the EDIT

Now, with the nopz/nodebb image I just had a problem about plugin persistence. But the first installation is so much easier and automatic with just one docker.

Thanks for your answer by the way