twixi / docker-pligg

Dockerfile for pligg

Last Pligg version tested: 2.0.2

Pligg is an open source CMS that powers news and user feedback websites.

Running it

You can run the containers by hand, but I am using a fig.yml for that.

$ MY_BASE_URL="http://hostname" \
  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=test \
  MYSQL_PASSWORD=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD \
  fig up

This will launch a MySQL database and an Apache2 server.

You should have realised about all that environment variables that I am setting, the only one of those which is kinda "optional" is the MY_BASE_URL. It seems that Pligg requires to know the host were it's running to serve static assets as CSS or JS.

I have a tip here. I am running with boot2docker so something like this could help you to easily setup the hostname:

$ MY_BASE_URL=http://`boot2docker ip` ...

First time installation

First time that you go through this process you will need to create an admin user and repeat some parameter and steps that were already done on the Dockerfile. The good part is that I had a shortcurt for you:

Using the dump and removing the install folder

I've created as this:

• English language.
• a user called "admin" with the password "admin" and the email "[e-mail]".
• "Pligg" as sitename.

Don't worry, you can change those values later. So, if you want a quick start follow the following steps (remember that MSYQL_PASSWORD var must be set):

$ docker exec dockerpligg_db_1 \
  mysql -u pligguser -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD dbpligg < "`cat pligg.sql`"

And now remove the install folder:

$ docker exec dockerpligg_web_1 rm -rf /var/www/html/install

Manual process

If you want the manual process, just go to http://1.2.3.4/install (where 1.2.3.4 is the IP of your installation) and follow the steps.

The DB settings will be (unless you changed some):

• Name: dbpligg
• Username: pligguser
• Password: the same that you set with $MYSQL_PASSWORD
• Database server: db

After do that you will need to remove the install folder as well.