This is a docker file for generating an Alpine linux based image for hosting an elog (https://midas.psi.ch/elog/). You must mount a directory volume into /home with the elogd.cfd file and logbooks folder. Otherwise you must change the final CMD line to point to your elogd config file, preferably on a mounted volume to be persistent between docke…

Dockerfile

## Note: This is explicitly broken into stages for debug.  To minimize size the run commands must be combined together so that docker doesn't cache files from each stage in layers. 
FROM alpine:latest             
                               
MAINTAINER Andrew Wade <[email protected]>

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /builddir

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
ADD . /builddir

# Make port 8080 available to the world outside this container
EXPOSE 8080

# All the packages
RUN apk update -q && \
    apk add --no-cache openssl-dev && \ 
    apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps \
    build-base \
    git

# Get the elog source for building
RUN git clone https://bitbucket.org/ritt/elog --recursive

# Build the elog and move parts to relevant system directories
RUN cd /builddir/elog && \
    make && \
    make install
    
# Adding users and config files so it can be run from non-root mode
RUN adduser -S -g elog elog && addgroup -S elog

# Needed only if mounted version in home folder fails and needs to go into default mode for testing
COPY ./elogd.cfg /usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg

# Modify permissions
RUN cd /usr/local/elog/ && \
    chown elog:elog elogd.cfg && \  
    chown -R elog:elog logbooks

# Remove build files and tools that are superfluous after build is complete
RUN apk del .build-deps
RUN rm -r /builddir/elog/
    
CMD ["/usr/local/sbin/elogd", "-p", "8080", "-c", "/home/elogd.cfg"]
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elogd.cfg

[global]
port = 8080                    
Usr = elog
Grp = elog
  
[Test_Notes]                   
Theme = default
Comment = Docker test file
Attributes = Author, Type, Category, Subject
Options Type = Type1, Type2
Options Category = One, Two, Four
Extendable Options = Category
Required Attributes = Author, Type
Page Title = ELOG - $subject
Reverse sort = 1
Quick filter = Date, Type