readme.md

shell-http

run commands from a HTTP request

why?

getting containers to talk to each other is a pain. shell-http is an alternative to setting up SSH in both containers or creating a http server tied to your specific use case.

shell-http is a single standalone binary, so you should be able to easily throw it into any container without too much trouble. for example, this is all you need to do to set up a HTTP api for ffmpeg (assuming you have the binary in your working directory):

FROM jrottenberg/ffmpeg
COPY shell-http .
ENTRYPOINT ["shell-http"]

docker run -d -p 8000:80 image_name ffmpeg

download

https://github.com/DetachHead/shell-http/releases

usage

start the server

shell-http git deno

this will expose the git and deno commands

example

request

POST http://localhost:8000/git?args=status

response

{
  "stdout": "",
  "stderr": "fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git\n"
}