So I thought I'd share for anybody who is interested (and for anybody new to Mystic), that I have put together some Docker containers so that Mystic can
run under Docker.
The containers are available for armv7l (Raspberry Pi) and x86_64.
I've tested them and they appear to work fine - and while my Mystic is not running under these containers (yet) [it is running in Docker - 1 node swarm
on the Pi and its been running well for a week now]. I plan to move it under these built containers this weekend (if I can get some time).
The containers will enable a first time Mystic user to get up and running quickly. It will also help when a new version of Mystic comes available -
while I'll need to understand an "upgrade" procedure and I may need to allow for any special instructions, what Docker provides is a backout option if things go pear shaped. Docker is also great if you ever want to move your app to a new host - you just move the data and load the container on the new host and things just work :) (Netmail me if you need any help.)
My "base" container (for each architecture) has Mystic, Cryptlib (for SSH)
and Hunspell (Spell Checker) all installed and working. I'm working on an "extas" container (for each architecture) that will have mods pre-installed (like games, blam, etc). Happy to receive ideas on what should be included.
If you have docker running, you can:
docker pull registry.leenooks.net/leenooks/mysticbbs:1.12a39-<ARCH>
where ARCH can be armv7l (PI) or x86_64.
If you need help getting docker running, you can ask me too - it is pretty easy...
...deon
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Chinwag (21:2/116)