Installing Oracle DB, APEX and ORDS in Docker

Step 1: Installing Docker

Follow the instructions on the Docker official documentation to install Docker Desktop on Windows:

• Docker Desktop Installation for Windows

Important: Download 'Docker Desktop for Windows - x86_64' and

Verify the Docker installation by running:

docker --version

Start the Docker engine if it's not already running.

Step 2: Download Oracle Database 19.3.0 (Enterprise Edition)

Download Oracle Database 19c for Linux x86-64 from the following link:

• Oracle Database 19c for Linux x86-64 ZIP

Clone this repository

git clone --branch feature/Adding_Oracle_Apex https://github.com/gamagecb/Oracle-Docker-Images.git

and Copy the .zip file into

Oracle-Docker-Images\OracleDatabase\SingleInstance\dockerfiles\19.3.0\

Step 3: Installing Oracle Database 19.3.0 (Enterprise Edition), APEX 24.1, and ORDS 24.2

Open a Git Bash window in the root directory of this project and run the following script:

./install.sh

This process will take approximately 30 minutes.

Step 4: Reset Password for the APEX Administration Services Account

Create a connection in SQL Developer using the following details:

• DB_PORT: 1521
• DB_HOST: localhost
• DB_SERVICE: DEV
• DB_USER: sys
• DB_PASSWORD: SysPassw0rd

After logging in, run the following command and provide the Admin Username, Email Address, and Password:

alter session set container = PDB1;
@D:\Path\To\Oracle-Docker-Images\OracleApplicationExpress\dockerfiles\tmp\apex\apxchpwd.sql;

Step 5: Login to APEX

Use the credentials set in Step 4 to log in to APEX:

• APEX Login

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