sf-cntnr-poc

Containerize Sitefinity applications on Windows Server 2016 using Docker. This sample is based on Windows Containers Quick Start - Docker. The necessary configurations of the Sitefinity container are handled with Powershell DSC. Configuration catalog and its data file are located in the dsc/ folder

Prerequisites

1. Windows Container Host running Windows Server 2016. I am using Azure VM created from Windows Server 2016 Core with Containers Tech Preview 4 image, which comes with Docker pre-installed.
2. Sitefinity project connected to a database. The project's root folder must be zipped and the zip archive must be accessible from a webserver.
3. Some knowledge about using Powershell DSC to configure Windows machines

Getting started

1. Clone the repository to your Container Host.

2. Edit the dsc/sfwebapp-data.psd1 to provide the path to your Sitefinity site zip archive:

   SitefinityWebAppSource = "YourWebsiteArchiveURL"

3. If you are using Azure VM then you will have the base container, from which the Sitefinity container will be created predefined. Double check this by running:

   docker images

This should return a list of available images:

REPOSITORY | TAG | IMAGE ID | CREATED | VIRTUAL SIZE
----------------|------|-------------|-------------|-----------------
windowsservercore | latest | 6801d964fda5 | 3 weeks ago | 0 B
windowsservercore | 10.0.10586.0 | 6801d964fda5 | 3 weeks ago | 0 B

If you will not be using the same base image, edit the **dockerfile** and change the base image:
```
FROM windowsservercore:latest
```

4. Build the Sitefinity container image by running the Docker build command

   docker build -t <imageName> <localPathToClonedRepo>

5. Before running the container you may want to make sure that Windows Firewall is not blocking communication over port 80. Use this Powershell command:

   if (!(Get-NetFirewallRule | where {$_.Name -eq "TCP80"})) {
       New-NetFirewallRule -Name "TCP80" -DisplayName "HTTP on TCP/80" -protocol tcp -LocalPort 80 -Action Allow -Enabled True
   }

6. Run the container using the Docker run command:

   docker run --name <containerName> -it -p 80:80 <imageName> cmd

   This will run a new container from your specified image and open communication over port 80.