mixpost_docker

A Mixpost Installation with Docker Containers.

Set environments values

Create all the environments values for the Mixpost service, executing the following commands:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Checkout the meaning for the environments variables:

• MIXPOST_APP_NAME, Mixpost project name. Default value: Mixpost.

• MIXPOST_APP_URL, Mixpost App Url, like http://localhost.

• MIXPOST_APP_PORT, Mixpost App Port, like 9000.

• MIXPOST_APP_KEY, Mixpost App Laravel Key, generate a base64 secret here: https://generate-random.org/laravel-key-generator?count=1.

• MIXPOST_APP_ENV, Mixpost App Enviroment, available options: local/production/testing. Default value: production.

• MIXPOST_APP_DEBUG, Mixpost Debug option, available options: true/false. Default value: false.

• MIXPOST_DB_HOST, The IP and port of the linked mysql container. Default value: mysql.

• MIXPOST_DB_DATABASE, Mixpost database name of the linked mysql container, like mixpost.

• MIXPOST_DB_USERNAME, Mixpost user name, this user of the linked mysql container, don't use the name with spaces (temporary issue).

• MIXPOST_DB_PASSWORD, Mixpost user password, this user password of the linked mysql container.

• MIXPOST_REDIS_HOST, The IP and port of the linked redis container. Default value: redis.

• MIXPOST_REDIS_PASSWORD, Redis password, the redis password of the linked redis container.

Replace the CHANGE_ME_HERE values for the real value and save the .env file.

Install

For install the containers, executing the following command:

Create network

Create a Docker network as external for mixpost container, executing the following command:

docker network create mixpost_net

Run containers

Pull the images and run the containers, executing the following command:

docker-compose up -d

Log mixpost container

An admin user will be created automatically. Check the mixpost container logs to find out the password, executing the following command:

docker-compose logs -f mixpost

Run migrations

Once you have installed Mixpost using Docker, you can run database migrations. For run the database migrations, executing the following command:

docker-compose exec -it mixpost bash -c "php artisan migrate"

Create new user

Once you have ran the Mixpost database migrations, you can create a new user.

Log in to Mixpost container, executing the following command:

docker-compose exec -it mixpost bash -c "php artisan mixpost-auth:create"

The previous command make some questions to you for the user creation, executing the following command:

 What is the name of the new user?:
 > administrator

 What is the email address of the new user?:
 > administrator@yoursite.com

 What is the password for the new user?:
 > 1234567890

User administrator@yoursite.com created successfully!

Change user password

Once you have created a Mixpost username, you can change the user password.

Log in to Mixpost container, executing the following command:

docker-compose exec -it mixpost bash -c "php artisan mixpost-auth:password administrator@yoursite.com"

The previous command make a question to you for the change the user password:

 What is the new password?:
 >

Password for administrator@yoursite.com updated successfully!

Log in to Mixpost container

You can log in to Mixpost container, executing the following command:

docker-compose exec -it mixpost bash

For exit from Mixpost container, executing the following command:

exit

Use it

Later that you create a new user, you can access to the http://localhost:9000/mixpost URL and enter the user and password for login.

Conclusion

Docker is a powerful tool for managing applications in containers. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can easily install and manage Mixpost using Docker.