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Selfhosted-Apps-Docker
guide by example
- caddy_v2 - reverse proxy
- bitwarden_rs - password manager
- bookstack - notes and documentation
- borg_backup - backup utility
- ddclient - automatic DNS update
- dnsmasq - DNS and DHCP server
- homer - homepage
- nextcloud - file share & sync
- portainer - docker management
- prometheus_grafana - monitoring
- watchtower - automatic docker images update
- arch_linux_host_install
The core of the setup is Caddy reverse proxy.
It's described in most details.
Some docker basics and some info
Compose and environment variables
You do not need to fuck with docker-compose.yml to get something up,
simple copy paste should suffice.
You do need to fuck with .env file, that's where all the variables are.
Sometimes the .env file is used as env_file
.env- actual name of a file, used only by compose.
It is used automatically just by being in the directory with thedocker-compose.yml
Variables set there are available during the building of the container, but unless named in theenviroment:option they are not available in the running containers.env_file- an option in compose that defines an existing external file.
Variables in this file will be available in the running container, but not during building of the container.
So to not have polluted huge ass compose file, or to not have multiple places
where changes need to be made when adding a variable... env_file: .env BAM.
Only issue is that all variables from .env are available in
containers that use this.
That can lead to potential conflicts and clashes, looking at you nextcloud.
In those cases variables names are declared per container.
But env_file: .env is just easier, prettier... and mostly painless.
Images latest tag
All images are without any tag, which defaults to latest tag being used.
This is frowned upon, but feel free to choose a version and sticking with it once it goes to real use.
Bind mount
No docker volumes are used. Directories and files from the host
are bind mounted in to containers.
Don't feel like I know all of the aspects of this,
but I know its easier to edit a random file on a host,
or backup a directory when its just there, sitting on the host.
SendGrid
For sending emails free sendgrid account is used, which provides 100 free emails a day.
The configuration in .env files is almost universal, apikey is
really the username, not some placeholder.
Only the password changes, which you generate in apikey section on SendGrid website.
Cloudflare
For managing DNS records. The free tier provides lot of managment options and benefits. Like proxy between your domain/subdomain and your server, so no one can get your public IP just from your domain name. Or 5 firewall rules that allow you to geoblock whole world except your country.