DeployImageCaptioning

Container Architecture:

Local development

• Create .env.prod file (see discord for details) in project root
• Build docker images

docker-compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml build

• run containers

docker-compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d

• If that works, merge to main and we'll deploy to prod

• To stop containers

docker-compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml down

Deployment Prerequisites

• Remote Server: Ensure you have a remote server set up.
• Project Folder: Create a project folder on your remote server.
• Docker Installed: Install Docker on your remote server.
• Domain Name: Associate your domain name with your remote server's IP address.
• SSL Certificate: Obtain an SSL certificate for your domain.

Deployment Steps

1. Update Domain References:

   • Search and replace all instances of inventiveimagecaption.com in your repository with your actual domain name.

2. Transfer Files to Remote:

   • Use scp to copy docker-compose.prod.yml and .env.prod to your project folder on the remote server:

     scp docker-compose.prod.yml .env.prod user@your-remote-ip:/path/to/project-folder/

3. Pull Docker Images:

   • SSH into your remote server and navigate to your project folder. Then, pull the Docker images from Docker Hub:

     docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml pull

4. Run Containers:

   • Start the containers using the .env.prod file and the --no-build flag:

     docker-compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --no-build