The Blowb Project—Deploy Integrated Apps Using Docker

This documentation is based on a very old version of Docker and many parts are probably outdated. The content is still available here for archival purpose. Please read with a grain of salt.

The Blowb project is a free/open-source document project which aims to help individuals and organizations deploy service integrally which run free/open-source Internet and/or intranet services. With Docker, it helps set up an extensible framework, in which Internet apps can be installed integrally and easily. The Blowb project also promotes open federation protocols and software whenever applicable.

Table of Contents

• 1. Preface
  • 1.1. What is This Manual About?
  • 1.2. What is the Blowb Project?
  • 1.3. Why the Blowb Project?
• 2. Technical Overview
• 3. Set up the Host System
  • 3.1. Basic Setup and Preparation
  • 3.2. Install Docker
  • 3.3. Set up Dnsmasq
  • 3.4. Configure Postfix
  • 3.5. Enable SELinux (Optional but Recommended)
  • 3.6. Set up the Host System on Other GNU/Linux Distributions
• 4. Install Essential Software in Docker Containers
  • 4.1. Install Nginx
  • 4.2. Install MariaDB
  • 4.3. Install OpenLDAP
• 5. Common Administration Tasks
  • 5.1. Create a New Database and User in MariaDB
  • 5.2. Common Group Related Tasks in the OpenLDAP Database
• 6. Install Internet Apps in Docker Containers
  • 6.1. OwnCloud, A File Synchronization and Cloud Service
  • 6.2. Piwik, A Web Analytics Platform
  • 6.3. Prosody, An XMPP Communication Server
  • 6.4. Isso, A Commenting Server
  • 6.5. LTB Self Service Password, Allowing Users to Change Their Passwords
  • 6.6. Firefox Sync Server, Synchronizing Firefox Across Devices
• 7. Appendices
  • 7.1. Why Should We Use Our Own Server?
  • 7.2. Dnsmasq Auto Update Script
  • 7.3. List of Template Nginx Configuration Files
  • 7.4. Source Code of This Manual
  • 7.5. References
  • 7.6. License
• 8. Help and Feedback