Using Docker to run Tinode

All images are available at https://hub.docker.com/r/tinode/

1. Install Docker 1.8 or above. The provided dockerfiles are dependent on Docker networking which may not work with the older Docker.

2. Create a bridge network. It's used to connect Tinode container with the database container.

   $ docker network create tinode-net
   

3. Decide which database backend you want to use: RethinkDB or MySQL. Run the selected database container, attaching it to tinode-net network:

   1. RethinkDB: If you've decided to use RethinkDB backend, run the official RethinkDB Docker container:

   $ docker run --name rethinkdb --network tinode-net -d rethinkdb:2.3
   

   See instructions for more options.

   2. MySQL: If you've decided to use MySQL backend, run the official MySQL Docker container:

   $ docker run --name mysql --network tinode-net --env MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes -d mysql:5.7
   

   See instructions for more options.

   The name rethinkdb or mysql in the --name assignment is important. It's used by other containers as a database's host name.

4. Run the Tinode container for the appropriate database:

   1. RethinkDB:

   $ docker run -p 6060:18080 -d --name tinode-srv --network tinode-net tinode/tinode-rethinkdb:latest
   

   2. MySQL:

   $ docker run -p 6060:18080 -d --name tinode-srv --network tinode-net tinode/tinode-mysql:latest
   

   The port mapping -p 6060:18080 tells Docker to map container's port 18080 to host's port 6060 making server accessible at http://localhost:6060/. The container will initialize the database with test data on the first run.

5. Test the installation by pointing your browser to http://localhost:6060/x/.

Optional

Reset data in the database

If you want to reset the data in the database, shut down the Tinode container and remove it:

$ docker stop tinode-srv && docker rm tinode-srv

then repeat step 4 adding --env RESET_DB=true.

Run the chatbot

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