Cobalt Web image Dockerfile

[jo-chemla]

Build and run image with

docker build -f web/Dockerfile -t cobalt-web .
docker run -e WEB_DEFAULT_API="https://real.api.endpoint" -e WEB_HOST="http://abc"  -e WEB_PLAUSIBLE_HOST="def" -p 800:80 cobalt-web

Currently, vite build still uses process.env env-vars at build time, so the docker container is not using those defined via placeholders in runtime-config.js

[hyperdefined]

Should use Caddy instead of NGINX.

This is my Dockerfile for hosting web: https://github.com/caninetools/cobalt/blob/main/docker-build/Dockerfile-web

[jo-chemla]

Thanks for getting back @hyperdefined with the direction about using Caddy.
Do you want to edit the PR with your Dockerfile and make the vars editable via docker container env_vars?
Or should I give it a go on my side? Note it seems like it's currently working great with nginx.

[hyperdefined]

I swapped to Caddy since I like it better personally, and I like how it's more lightweight.

As for the environment variables, they are in the build file itself. You can edit them yourself or manually copy in a .env file into the root of the web folder before the site is built.

The site is built in the container before it's published, so passing in environment variables during runtime won't do anything. It has to be done before it's built.

[jo-chemla]

Thanks again for getting back! What's the point-of-view of the team regarding nginx vs Caddy for this cobalt-web docker image?

Also, this PR uses a docker-entrypoint.sh which replaces runtime docker env variables WEB_HOST, WEB_PLAUSIBLE_HOST, WEB_DEFAULT_API into placeholders in a runtime-config.js file. Only at the moment this config-file.js is not read by the built site.