Docker: Sample install of waltz as a docker image

[kamransaleem]

Including sample data.

Ideal for someone who wants to see what Waltz can do.

[albertleigh]

It would be so great to provide a demo purpose docker/docker-compose file to see what waltz can do and leverage these tons of unpleasant prerequisites which are just for environ setup…… it is a nightmare to setup things like this nowadays and devs definitely won’t like it……

[rovats]

@albertleigh I have been working on this and there is a separate repo which has instructions on how to get Waltz up and running without installing any dependencies:

https://github.com/rovats/waltz-docker

There are instructions to spin up a Postgres instance with sample data too.
Please take a look if this helps. Any feedback will be welcome.

Eventually this separate repo will be merged with the main repo, once it has been battle tested.

[albertleigh]

Thank @rovats for pointing out the docker helper repository; after checking the readme, it looks good to me and I would definitely give it a try shortly and provide the feedback.
Honestly speaking, I did not know much about waltz and it’s also why I wanna a try.
But I have a feeling that, in the future, it might be ideal to provide an already built image instead of building on our own.
I understand waltz might allow devs to deeply customize at codes level, but those could also be done via external configs from a volume mapping in docker-compse or pv/pvc in k8s.

A typical example I could come up with is gitlab
https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/
maybe its design could help explain better

External config might not be merely up to few docker/config files, the whole project might need a refractor to reach there, which I donnot know whether that’s true for waltz. But anyway, hope it could aid making some noise somehow and help you some kind.

Take it easy and stay safe ~

[rovats]

Thanks for your suggestions @albertleigh
Yep, it shouldn't be too hard to provide a pre-built docker image/docker compose for demos now that we have docker files to build/run Waltz.

The current docker helper repo should take away a lot of the pain, but we will continue to work on this to improve user experience and make it simpler to install/upgrade Waltz, based on user feedback.

[mcleo-d]

@davidwatkins73 and @rovats - I've just stumbled upon the waltz-docker project whilst reviewing this issue.

It's awesome @rovats 👍

Have you considered contributing the project to FINOS so it sits alongside Waltz in the FINOS Organisation? 🤔 😀

[rovats]

Thanks @mcleo-d :)

I'd be very happy to contribute waltz-docker to FINOS, please let me know how to proceed.

[davidwatkins73]

In order to teach myself a little about docker and the associated eco-system I've created a simple docker-compose script and some sample pre-built images on dockerhub. This sets up a postgres instance with sample data and a waltz (uberjar) instance connected to it.

There's a screencast accessible via the Waltz blog. The demo is running under Linux but I've checked also checked it on Windows 10.

It's important to note this is not a duplicate of @rovats work. He is looking at a much more flexible and powerful way of building and managing Waltz. This is just a very simple way to get people up and running with a demo instance.

[rovats]

Nice one @davidwatkins73 , I've also raised an issue on waltz-docker to support installing/upgrading Waltz using pre-built release binaries, to provide another option to end users, apart from building from source.

[mcleo-d]

@davidwatkins73 and @rovats - Both your comments above are amazing for engaging the developer community and I'd like to find a way to make them accessible to everyone who'd like to engage with Waltz. You're a super lean team! 🚀 🚀 🚀

@rovats, regarding your comment ...

I'd be very happy to contribute waltz-docker to FINOS, please let me know how to proceed.

Maybe we can jump on a call with @davidwatkins73 to discuss how Waltz, and all supporting materials, can sit within the FINOS organisation as a happy family? This could also mean bringing waltz-docker into the Waltz project team so it's supported from multiple angles.

Let me know your thoughts and I'll get a call set up for when's good for everyone 👏 👏 👏

James

[rovats]

Sounds good @mcleo-d , it would make sense to bring waltz-docker into the current Waltz project team, happy to discuss further.

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