Dockerize helpdesk project

You can also dockerize your helpdesk project to easily deploy your setup from within a docker container.

To build an image, simply switch to your project's directory and run the following command:

$ docker build -t {IMAGE_NAME} .

Upon successfull execution, this will create a docker image with the specified tag using the -t option. You can use this image to deploy your helpdesk project using either docker run or docker-compose.

Deploying Containers

Containers can be launched using one of the two given methods:

Using Docker Run

You can simply launch a standalone container using the following command:

# If you wish to use a local database within container
$ docker run -dit -p {AVAILABLE_PORT}:80 \
    -e MYSQL_USER={MYSQL_USER} \
    -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD={MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD} \
    -e MYSQL_PASSWORD={MYSQL_PASSWORD} \
    -e MYSQL_DATABASE={MYSQL_DATABASE} \
    --name {CONTAINER_NAME} {IMAGE_NAME}

# If you wish to use an external database outside container
$ docker run -dit -p {AVAILABLE_PORT}:80 --name {CONTAINER_NAME} {IMAGE_NAME}

Using Docker Compose

Create a configuration file docker-compose.yaml and set it's configuration details as follows:

version: '3'
services:
    uvdesk:
        image: {IMAGE_NAME}:latest
        tty: true
        environment:
            MYSQL_USER: {MYSQL_USER}
            MYSQL_PASSWORD: {MYSQL_PASSWORD}
            MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: {MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
            MYSQL_DATABASE: {MYSQL_DATABASE}
        ports:
            - {AVAILABLE_PORT}:80

Once you've created the configuration file, deploy your containers as services using the following command:

$ docker-compose up -d -f {PATH_TO_DOCKER_FILE}

References:

• IMAGE_NAME: Name of the image to being build
• CONTAINER_NAME: Name of the created container
• AVAILABLE_PORT: Map port 80 (apache) within the container to an available port on your host
• MYSQL_USER: MySQL user name
• MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MySQL root user password
• MYSQL_PASSWORD: MySQL user password
• MYSQL_DATABASE: MySQL database name