How to deploy with GitHub, CI, and Docker, if you're into that

docker_tricks.md

Stupid Docker Tricks

Create a docker group

sudo groupadd docker
sudo chgrp docker /var/run/docker.sock

This lets anyone in the docker group execute docker commands—much better than sudoing everything.

Build deploy scripts for each project

Use a deploy script to automatically:

• Get the repo into working condition (checkout -f master, blasting any files in the way)
• Pull changes from GitHub
• Build an updated image
• Kill the old container
• Start the newly-pulled container

Use Hook to Deploy to deploy on CI pushes

Build a hook into config.js that runs the deploy script above when your CI system gives you the green checkmark.

Here's a sample config.js for Hook to Deploy.