eXo Platform Community Docker container
- Ubuntu
- Oracle JDK
- eXo Platform Community edition
- LibreOffice
Supported databases
Community edition only support HSQLDB and MySQL.
Configuration
The following environment variables must be passed to the container in order to work :
| VARIABLE | MANDATORY | DEFAULT VALUE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXO_DATA_DIR | NO | /srv/exo |
the directory to store eXo Platform data |
| EXO_DB_TYPE | NO | hsqldb |
Community edition only support hsqldb and mysql |
| EXO_DB_NAME | NO | exo |
the name of the database / schema to use |
| EXO_DB_USER | NO | exo |
the username to connect to the database |
| EXO_DB_PASSWORD | YES | - | the password to connect to the database |
| EXO_DB_HOST | NO | mysql |
the host to connect to the database server |
| EXO_DB_PORT | NO | 3306 |
the port to connect to the database server |
How to
run the container
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name=exo exoplatform/exo-community:latest
- watch container logs
docker logs --follow exo
install eXo Platform add-ons
(starting from 4.3 container version)
There is 2 ways to install add-ons in the container during the startup time:
- provide a commas separated list of add-ons you want to install in a
EXO_ADDONS_LISTenvironment variable to the container:
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name=exo -e EXO_ADDONS_LIST="exo-tasks:1.0.0,exo-answers" exoplatform/exo-community:latest
- provide the list of add-ons you want to install in a file
/etc/exo/addons-list.confin the container:
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name=exo -v ~/addons-list.conf:/etc/exo/addons-list.conf:ro exoplatform/exo-community:latest
The format of the file is :
- 1 add-on declaration per line
- 1 add-on declaration is :
ADDON_IDorADDON_ID:VERSION - every line starting with a
#character is treated as a comment and is ignored - every blank line is ignored
# Sample add-ons-list.conf file
exo-tasks:1.0.0
#exo-chat-community:1.2.0
exo-answers
list installed eXo Platform add-ons
In a running container execute the following command:
docker exec -ti exo /sbin/setuser exo /opt/exo/current/addon list --installed
customize some eXo Platform settings
As explained in eXo Platform documentation you can customize several aspects of eXo platform by settings environment variables.
You can just pass environment variables:
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name=exo -e EXO_JVM_SIZE_MAX="2g" exoplatform/exo-community:latest
You your own setenv-customize.sh file:
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name=exo -v ~/setenv-customize.sh:/opt/exo/current/bin/setenv-customize.sh:ro exoplatform/exo-community:latest
List of available versions
| Image | JDK | eXo Platform | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| exoplatform/exo-community:latest | 8 | 4.3.0 Community edition |  |
| exoplatform/exo-community:develop | 8 | 4.3.0 Community edition |  |
| exoplatform/exo-community:4.4 | 8 | 4.4.0 Community edition |  |
| exoplatform/exo-community:4.3 | 8 | 4.3.0 Community edition |  |
| exoplatform/exo-community:4.2 | 7 | 4.2.0 Community edition |  |
| exoplatform/exo-community:4.1 | 7 | 4.1.0 Community edition |  |