Documented install with Docker

[super3]

Currently we have been using lunchbox to deploy MetaDisk scripts to a VPS. This has proved quite ineffective, and difficult to use. Instead we would like to use Docker, which will allows us to run some of the modules naively.

Tasks include:

• Find someone to lead this issue
• Refactor lunchbox to use Docker as a backend instead.
• Make use of pushy-cat to automatically deploy and changes from the Github repos.
• Write an idiots guide to deploying this system on a Digital Ocean Ubuntu x64 14.04 VPS.

[dingdreher]

+1

[EmergentBehavior]

Pushy-cat would have to be modified to deploy dockers. I'm thinking we should use ansible to construct a new docker container (when things change), then a modified push-cat could deploy the dockerized container.

[super3]

Well I think everything should be deployed from the source, rather than static containers. Just need to be able to pull in the dependency list from the repo and go. If we keep everything important on the blockchain, shouldn't cause any problems.

[EmergentBehavior]

I meant that ansible would build everything from source each build, put together an updated docker container, then someone could just pull the docker container down and load it up. They could do it from source too but would defeat purpose of having a docker container.

[super3]

So we need to pull in a freelancer that is quite capable with Docker, unless someone on our team can get this done.

[EmergentBehavior]

I could start on it after the dash and get the process going, but i don't think it makes sense to formally release a dockerized app until some of the back-end issues are fixed and the new front-end is tested.

[super3]

Waiting on Brian to finish the new metachains.

[kylemanna]

I can help with Docker.

[super3]

That would be great. Take a look at the current documentation, and see if
you can get something running.

Shawn

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Kyle Manna [email protected]
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I can help with Docker.

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[EmergentBehavior]

@kylemanna: Great! Ideally, we should be able to build a new dockerized container when we push a new release. I was thinking of using Ansible for that, but if you're comfortable with something else, give it a go. We're trying to migrate away from Chef.