SUSE Linux + Docker + Discourse



Install Docker:

1. Install the Docker package:

        $ sudo zypper in docker

    

2. Start the Docker daemon:

   $ sudo systemctl start docker

    

3. Test the Docker installation:

   $ sudo docker run hello-world

Install Discourse:

1. Create a folder for Discourse:

   $ mkdir  /var/discourse

    

2. Download discourse file:

   $ git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git    /var/discourse

    

3. Copy standalone.yml  to containers/app.yml

   $ cd  /var/discourse

   $ cp samples/standalone.yml  containers/app.yml

    

4. Edit Discourse configuration:

   $ vi containters/app.yml

templates:

  - "templates/postgres.template.yml"

  - "templates/redis.template.yml"

  - "templates/sshd.template.yml"

  - "templates/web.template.yml"

  - "templates/web.ratelimited.template.yml"

  - "templates/web.socketed.template.yml"

expose:

   # base on actualsituation

  - "8080:6379"   # fwd host port 8080 to container port 6379(http)

  - "2222:22"

params:

  db_default_text_search_config: "pg_catalog.english"

env:

  LANG: en_US.UTF-8

  DISCOURSE_DEFAULT_LOCALE: en

  DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS:'shijian.zou@ericsson.com'

# base on actual situation

  DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME: '150.236.39.111:8081'

# base on actual situation

  DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: 150.236.39.117 #(mandatory)

  DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 25    # (optional)

  HTTP_PROXY: 153.88.253.150:8080

  HTTPS_PROXY: 153.88.253.150:8080

volumes:

  - volume:

      host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone

      guest: /shared

  - volume:

      host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone/log/var-log

      guest: /var/log

hooks:

  after_code:

    - exec:

        cd: $home/plugins

        cmd:

          - mkdir-p plugins

          - gitclone https://github.com/discourse/docker_manager.git

          - gitclone https://github.com/discourse/discourse-solved.git

          - gitclone https://github.com/Jake-Shadle/discourse_jira.git

          - gitclone https://github.com/PoloGT/abbreviation-discourse-plugin.git

run:

  - exec: echo "Beginning of custom commands"

  - exec: /usr/sbin/usermod -p 'PASSWORD_HASH'root

  - exec:/usr/sbin/usermod -p "$(mkpasswd -m sha-256'RAW_PASSWORD')" root

  - exec: echo "End of custom commands"

 

More details about the meaningof node please see the note in app.yml file.

 

1. Save the app.yml file, and begin bootstrappingDiscourse(between 2-8 minutes):

   $./launcher bootstrap app

    

2. Start Discourse:

   $./launcher start app

   If all goes well, you can see the belowinformation.

HTTP Proxy Settings(optional):

1. Install nginx

   Refer to install nginx on suse

2. Configure nginx

   $ vi/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

   Add a server  block as below:

server {

# base on actual situation

listen 8081; #listen[::]:8081;

server_name forum.jcat.com;

 

location / {

proxy_pass                                      http://unix:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/nginx.http.sock:;

proxy_set_header Host $http_host;

proxy_http_version 1.1;

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

}

}

 

1. Reload ngnix:

   $ cd/usr/local/nginx/sbin

   $  ./nginx -s reload

Congratulations!  YourDiscourse should be accessible in your web browser by http://ip:8081.