Docker Image for Seafile 5 & 6 Pro Edition

Introduction

This image will pull the latest pro edition of seafile and helps you set it up in a docker environment.

You'll be guided through the setup procedure. It's kept very basic.

Advanced configurations can be made directly via the configuration files generated during the setup.

Setup

This will pull the latest image and start the setup process automatically. (interactive mode) You'll be asked for some details (e.g. admin credentials).

docker run -it --rm \
	--name=seafile-setup \
	-v /var/seafile:/seafile \
	xama/docker-seafile-pro setup

PLEASE NOTE THE "setup" FOLLOWING THE IMAGE NAME!

Run

docker run -d \
	--name=seafile \
	-p 8082:8082 \
	-p 8000:8000 \
	-v /var/seafile:/seafile \
	xama/docker-seafile-pro

Upgrade (EXPERIMENTAL)

CAUTION: THIS FEATURE IS IN ITS CURRENT STATE EXPERIMENTAL. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

This image supports upgrading seafile too!

First, remove the seafile image. (You'll have to stop your container first)

docker stop seafile
docker rm seafile
docker rmi xama/docker-seafile-pro

Proceed to run the container the same way you ran the setup. (except you'll need to use "upgrade" instead of "setup")

docker run -it --rm \
	--name=seafile-upgrade \
	-v /var/seafile:/seafile \
	xama/docker-seafile-pro upgrade

This procedure requires a few minutes to complete. Please be patient and grab a coffee.

If for some reason seafile fails to start or you weren't patient, you can restore a backup of the state before seafile has been upgraded. Backups are located at (in our example) /var/seafile/backup in .tar.gz format. Start the container as usual after restoring the backup (see "Run").

Use a custom version

I recommend using rather the image tags provided by docker hub, since changes to the container environment may always occur, which could break previous versions. When using container tags you ensure the docker environment really works with your version of preference. For instance you'll want to use xama/docker-seafile-pro:5.1.11 instead of xama/docker-seafile-pro:latest if you want to stay at 5.1.11

Refer to Releases for available versions.

Install license file

You may install the pro edition for up to 3 users for free. If you bought a license, you can add the file to the root directory of seafile. /var/seafile in my case.

Important notice

Since Seafile is included in the image as of 6.0.6, all prior versions are cannot be installed anymore, because seafile removed the binaries from their servers. If you already have Seafile with a prior version installed, you're fine. This only affects new users who wish to install an older version.

Contribute

This solution is quick'n'dirty, but works. If you have any suggestions in order to improve this image, create a pull request/issue. Thank you!