Docker Container #21
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Someone already did for the original. https://github.com/pezhore/comicrack-docker, https://www.reddit.com/r/comicrackusers/comments/17rlgfb/dockerizing_comicrack_need_help_understanding/, https://www.reddit.com/r/comicrackusers/comments/17vh35d/comicrack_docker_container_release_v001apre/ But I honestly have 0 intention of doing so. Last time I tried it on a Windows host, I found out that I couldn't bind an address to an outside address. Which seems worthless to me. If I have to install it and use it on my machine might as well use it directly. If you are talking about the Remote Library, it's currently not working (#12). And you would need to have a client installed anyway. You could host the files on a network server and organize them via the local client. |
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It would be ideal to use a docker container either via wine (like pezhore did) or dotnet, because people could just run it on their Synology or other NAS storage device. I understand a much lower priority though, as the process order needs to be replacing the plugin system, then getting a headless system working. |
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I still don't get the appeal of a Docker container, what is the usage here? Why docker? Make it make sense. You want to use it as a server and use the library share feature? Because I won't work on something if I don't use it or see any uses to it. If someone wants to pitch in, by all means. And if it's just because I like docker than just no. The only reason I would install a software like this on a NAS would be to use has a server. But using on a very under powered device isn't really optimal. Much better to just leave the files on the NAS and connect there from a computer. If you want a server, than I kind of get it. But still there are alternatives really more suited to this like Komga. For having a native linux version, even if using the latest .NET that can build native linux versions, there is a shit ton of code that uses Win32 API in here. So I don't know if it would be possible. Although a headless version is probably doable it would require a way to control it. Right now a lot of that already exists in command lines (check the wiki) or the ComicRack.ini. Really the only thing needed would be to just start the server sharing, and that requires some config changes that only exists in the UI. Even then that also uses some Windows Communication Foundation to communicate, that is looks like it may be a thing on Linux. And using Docker on a windows host is kinda pointless has I see it, so with the app firmly in the Windows Eco-system, the only resort are thing like Wine. I don't use linux really, so I ma not really the person to port that and really don't see what I could change to the ComicRack program that would help that. |
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Just fixed #12 |
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That is the the exact use case that I suggested this for. I have Komga and
use it to read comics. But there is nothing that comes close to comic rack
for updating and managing the metadata and file/folder structure. I used
CR this way on my old windows server back when CR was still getting
updates. Having everything on a single server is attractive to me as a non
enterprise user that have everything on a truenas core machine.
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I still don't get the appeal of a Docker container, what is the usage
here? Why docker? Make it make sense. You want to use it as a server and
use the library share feature? Because I won't work on something if I don't
use it or see any uses to it. If someone wants to pitch in, by all means.
And if it's just because I like docker than just no.
The only reason I would install a software like this on a NAS would be to
use has a server. But using on a very underpowered device isn't really
optimal. Much better to just leave the files on the NAS and connect there
from a computer. If you want a server, than I kind of get it. But still
there are alternatives really more suited to this like Komga.
For having a native linux version, even if using the latest .NET that can
build native linux versions, there is a shit ton of code that uses Win32
API in here. So I don't know if it would be possible.
Although a headless version is probably doable it would require a way to
control it. Right now a lot of that already exists in command lines (check
the wiki) or the ComicRack.ini. Really the only thing needed would be to
just start the server sharing, and that requires some config changes that
only exists in the UI. Even then that also uses some Windows Communication
Foundation to communicate, that is looks like it may be a thing on LInux.
And using Docker on a windows host is kinda pointless has I see it, so
with the app firmly in the Windows Eco-system, the only resort are thing
like Wine. I don't use linux really apart so I ma not really the person to
port that and really don't see what I could change to the ComicRack program
that would help that.
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But to use the library sharing in ComicRack still requires to install it on the client to access it? So are you remoting to the server? Than the library function doesn't apply to you and a headless server wouldn't be the solution? |
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Also what prevents you from installing the program with Wine on the server directly? Does it absolutely have to be docker? |
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TrueNAS doesn't run a traditional Linux OS, as far as i know there is no way to install actual Linux programs like wine. It runs the TrueNAS NAS operating system and then has the ability to run docker images. It can also spin up VMs but again a whole VM for CR seems like too much. The main thing I wanted that i cant find another solution for is the file/folder/metadata management. Comic Rack is unequaled in that category. The server functionality is just nice but not the primary reason that I'd want it. I guess it would need a web interface to replicate the windows gui, which now that I'm saying it out loud seems like a bigger ask than I originally thought. |
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I also agree with @maforget, currently there is no point of having it run on docker. Maybe in the long run, when it has moved to .Net and you can use it headless. Then a dockerfile can be generated. |
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I would agree the priority is to get everything up to the most recent .net before even considering spending time trying to get this containerized. I also think the idea of running headless in a container isn't needed. You could do VNC or Guacamole to get GUI access. |
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I know this is still very new and super early in the development, but how difficult would it be to create a docker container for this eventually? I never really used Comic Rack as a reader, but the sorting and renaming server side portion of CR is amazing!
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