docker-flarum/README.md

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mondedie/flarum

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What is this ?

Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It's simple, fast, and free. http://flarum.org/

Features

  • Lightweight & secure image
  • Based on Alpine Linux 3.4 with nginx and PHP 7
  • Latest Flarum Beta (v0.1.0-beta.5)
  • MySQL/Mariadb driver
  • OPCache extension configured

Build-time variables

  • VERSION = Version of flarum (default: v0.1.0-beta.5)

Environment variables

Variable Description Type Default value
GID Flarum user id optional 991
UID Flarum group id optional 991
FORUM_URL Forum URL required none
DB_HOST MariaDB instance ip/hostname optional mariadb
DB_USER MariaDB database username optional flarum
DB_NAME MariaDB database name optional flarum
DB_PASS MariaDB database password required none
MAIL_FROM Mail 'from address' optional none
MAIL_HOST Mail server FQDN optional none
MAIL_PORT Mail server smtp port optional none
MAIL_ENCR Encryption protocol, tls (587) or ssl (465) optional none
MAIL_USER Username optional none
MAIL_PASS Password optional none

Volume

  • /flarum/app/assets : Flarum assets directory

Installation

1 - Pull flarum image

docker pull mondedie/flarum

2 - Create environment file

mkdir -p ~/.config/flarum
touch ~/.config/flarum/.env
chmod 600 ~/.config/flarum/.env

Create an .env file with your environment variables :

# vim ~/.config/flarum/.env

UID=991                              # Optional
GID=991                              # Optional

FORUM_URL=https://forum.domain.tld/  # Required

DB_HOST=mariadb                      # Optional
DB_NAME=flarum                       # Optional
DB_USER=flarum                       # Optional
DB_PASS=yyyyyyyy                     # Required

MAIL_FROM=noreply@domain.tld         # Optional
MAIL_HOST=mail.domain.tld            # Optional
MAIL_PORT=465                        # Optional
MAIL_ENCR=ssl                        # Optional
MAIL_USER=admin@domain.tld           # Optional
MAIL_PASS=xxxxxxxx                   # Optional

3 - Docker-compose.yml

Adapt to your needs :

flarum:
  image: mondedie/flarum
  container_name: flarum
  env_file: ~/.config/flarum/.env
  links:
    - mariadb:mariadb
  volumes:
    - /mnt/docker/flarum:/flarum/app/assets

mariadb:
  image: mariadb:10.1
  container_name: mariadb
  volumes:
    - /mnt/docker/mysql/db:/var/lib/mysql
  environment:
    - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=xxxxxxxx
    - MYSQL_DATABASE=flarum
    - MYSQL_USER=flarum
    - MYSQL_PASSWORD=yyyyyyyy

4 - Reverse proxy setup

See : https://github.com/mondediefr/flarum/wiki/Reverse-proxy-example

5 - Done, congratulation ! 🎉

You can now run Flarum :

docker-compose up -d

Default account

  • Username : admin
  • Password : password

Install custom extensions

Flarum extensions list : https://packagist.org/search/?q=flarum-ext

Install an extension

docker exec -ti flarum composeur require some/extension

Remove an extension

docker exec -ti flarum composeur remove some/extension

List all extensions

docker exec -ti flarum composeur list

Screenshot

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