Dockbert

A simple Traefik Setup.

Table of Content

• Requirement
• Configuration
• Setup
• Start and Stop
• Basic Auth User
• Let's Encrypt
• Copyright
• License

Requirement

• A linux server (e.g Debian or Ubunutu)
• Docker CE installed in the server
• User are able to run docker commands
• The Apache utils and program htpasswd for generates the basic auth

Configuration

The docker compose files is required some environment variables for start the Traefik service.

• DOCKBERT_DOMAIN The domain for the dashboard
• DOCKBERT_CONTAINER_NAME The container name. This is optional, default dockbert-traefik.
• DOCKBERT_USERS_FILE The file with the user authorization (see section Basic Auth User)
• DOCKBERT_ACME_EMAIL The email address for Let's Encrypt
• DOCKBERT_ACME_PATH The directory where saving the Let's Encrypt the data

The environment variables are setting in different kind:

• Add a file dockbert.env in the user home directory
• Set the environment variables in the bash or other initial RC files

Setup

• Create network dockbert-net. docker network create dockbert-net
• Define the Environment variables
• Add bash script dockbert to the PATH for simplify start and stop the dockbert traefik

Start and Stop

The bash script dockbert is help to start and / or stop the dockbert traefik

Show the help / usage

$ dockbert help

Start the service

$ dockbert start

Stop the service

$ dockbert stop

Basic Auth User

The dashboard is secured with BasicAuth. See Traefik BasicAuth. To do this, create a file on the Docker host with apache htpasswd.

The environment DOCKBERT_USERS_FILE is linked with this file

Example

The user file ${HOME}/etc/users.passwd.

$ htpasswd -cb ${HOME}/etc/users.passwd sarah password

Let's Encrypt

The configuration of the certificate directory is defined via the environment DOCKBERT_ACME_PATH. An email address is also required for this purpose via environment DOCKBERT_ACME_EMAIL.

Example

The directory ${HOME}/etc/traefik/acme contains the acme.json file

$ mkdir -p ${HOME}/etc/traefik/acme

Copyright

• Docker & Docker Compose: https://www.docker.com/
• Traefik: https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/
• Logo: Duck icons created by Pixel perfect - Flaticon

License

Copyright 2022 - 2024 Blueskyfish

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