How to create a docker image for meshcentral
> git clone https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral.git
> cd MeshCentral
> docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --force-rm -t meshcentral .
# alternative, if you want to include the mongodb-tools (mongodump, ...), you can add the 'INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=yes' build argument
> docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --force-rm --build-arg INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=yes -t meshcentral .
# (optional) cleanup after docker build:
> cd ..
> rm -rf MeshCentral/
| Argument |
Description |
| -f docker/Dockerfile |
Path/Name of the Dockerfile |
| --force-rm |
Always remove intermediate containers |
| -t meshcentral |
Name and optionally a tag in the 'name:tag' format |
Optional build arguments
| Argument |
Description |
| INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=yes |
Includes mongodb-tools (mongodump, ...) in the image |
| DISABLE_MINIFY=yes |
Disables the minification of files |
| DISABLE_TRANSLATE=yes |
Disables the translation of files |
Create folder-structure and files
| - meshcentral/ # this folder contains the persistent data
| - data/ # MeshCentral data-files
| - user_files/ # where file uploads for users live
| - web/ # location for site customization files
| - backup/ # location for the meshcentral-backups
| - .env # environment file with initial variables
| - docker-compose.yml
Templates:
.env:
NODE_ENV=production
# initial mongodb-variables
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=mongodbadmin
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=mongodbpasswd
# initial meshcentral-variables
# the following options are only used if no config.json exists in the data-folder
# your hostname
HOSTNAME=my.domain.com
USE_MONGODB=false
# set to your reverse proxy IP if you want to put meshcentral behind a reverse proxy
REVERSE_PROXY=false
REVERSE_PROXY_TLS_PORT=
# set to true if you wish to enable iframe support
IFRAME=false
# set to false if you want disable self-service creation of new accounts besides the first (admin)
ALLOW_NEW_ACCOUNTS=true
# set to true to enable WebRTC - per documentation it is not officially released with meshcentral, but is solid enough to work with. Use with caution
WEBRTC=false
# set to true to allow plugins
ALLOWPLUGINS=false
# set to true to allow session recording
LOCALSESSIONRECORDING=false
# set to enable or disable minification of json, reduces traffic
MINIFY=true
docker-compose.yml:
version: '3'
services:
meshcentral:
restart: always
container_name: meshcentral
image: meshcentral
ports:
# MeshCentral will moan and try everything not to use port 80, but you can also use it if you so desire, just change the config.json according to your needs
- 8086:443
env_file:
- .env
volumes:
# config.json and other important files live here. A must for data persistence
- ./meshcentral/data:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data
# where file uploads for users live
- ./meshcentral/user_files:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files
# location for the meshcentral-backups - this should be mounted to an external storage
- ./meshcentral/backup:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backup
# location for site customization files
- ./meshcentral/web:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-web
docker-compose.yml mongodb:
version: '3'
networks:
meshcentral-tier:
driver: bridge
services:
mongodb:
restart: always
container_name: mongodb
image: mongo:latest
env_file:
- .env
volumes:
# mongodb data-directory - A must for data persistence
- ./meshcentral/mongodb_data:/data/db
networks:
- meshcentral-tier
meshcentral:
restart: always
container_name: meshcentral
image: meshcentral
depends_on:
- mongodb
ports:
# MeshCentral will moan and try everything not to use port 80, but you can also use it if you so desire, just change the config.json according to your needs
- 8086:443
env_file:
- .env
volumes:
# config.json and other important files live here. A must for data persistence
- ./meshcentral/data:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data
# where file uploads for users live
- ./meshcentral/user_files:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files
# location for the meshcentral-backups - this should be mounted to an external storage
- ./meshcentral/backup:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backup
# location for site customization files
- ./meshcentral/web:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-web
networks:
- meshcentral-tier
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