- \n
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/li>\n
- Root privileges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What we will do<\/h2>\n
- \n
- Install Docker CE on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/li>\n
- Setup Docker for Non-root User<\/li>\n
- Install Docker Compose<\/li>\n
- Configure Ghost Stack<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
- \n
- Create a Custom Network<\/li>\n
- Create a Project Directory<\/li>\n
- Create and Configure MySQL Container<\/li>\n
- Create and Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy<\/li>\n
- Create and Configure Ghost Container<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Deploy Ghost with MySQL and Traefik<\/li>\n
- Testing<\/li>\n
Step 1 – Install Docker CE on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/h2>\n
The first step we will do in this tutorial is to install the latest docker-ce version of the system. The docker-ce version can be installed from the official docker repository.<\/p>\n
Add the docker key and docker-ce repository.<\/p>\n
curl -fsSL https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu\/gpg | sudo apt-key add –
sudo add-apt-repository \\
\u00a0\u00a0 “deb [arch=amd64] https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu \\
\u00a0\u00a0 $(lsb_release -cs) \\
\u00a0\u00a0 stable”<\/p>\nThe command will automatically update all repositories on the system.<\/p>\n
Now install docker using the apt command below.<\/p>\n
sudo apt install docker-ce -y<\/p>\n
After the installation is complete, start the docker service and enable it to launch every time at system startup.<\/p>\n
systemctl start docker
systemctl enable docker<\/p>\nThe latest docker-ce version has been installed on the Ubuntu 18.04 system.<\/p>\n
![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2 – Setup Docker for Non-root User<\/h2>\n
In this guide, all container microservices will be run under the normal\/non-root user. So we need to configure the user to be able to run the Docker container and run the sudo command for root privileges.<\/p>\n
Create a new user named ‘hakase’ and create the password.<\/p>\n
useradd -m -s \/bin\/bash hakase
passwd hakase<\/p>\nNow assign the ‘hakase’ user to the ‘sudo’ and ‘docker’ groups.<\/p>\n
usermod -a -G root hakase
usermod -a -G docker hakase<\/p>\nAnd restart the docker service.<\/p>\n
systemctl restart docker<\/p>\n
The ‘hakase’ can now run the docker container and run the sudo command for root privileges.<\/p>\n
![\"Setup](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-1.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nLogin as user ‘hakase’ and run the docker hello-world container.<\/p>\n
su – hakase
docker run -it hello-world<\/p>\nAnd following is the result.<\/p>\n
![\"Test](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-2.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3 – Install Docker Compose<\/h2>\n
In this tutorial, we will install the docker compose 1.21 from a binary file on Github repository.<\/p>\n
Download the docker-compose binary to the ‘\/usr\/local\/bin’ directory.<\/p>\n
sudo curl -L https:\/\/github.com\/docker\/compose\/releases\/download\/1.21.2\/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o \/usr\/local\/bin\/docker-compose<\/p>\n
And make the ‘docker-compose’ file executable by changing the file permission.<\/p>\n
sudo chmod +x \/usr\/local\/bin\/docker-compose<\/p>\n
The docker compose has been installed – check it using the command below.<\/p>\n
docker-compose version
docker version<\/p>\n![\"Install](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-3.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nDocker-compose 1.21 with Docker-ce 1.18 has been installed.<\/p>\n
Step 4 – Configure Ghost Stack<\/h2>\n
In this step, we will configure the docker and create a new docker-compose file for the ghost installation.<\/p>\n
We will create a new docker custom network and create a new docker-compose yml file that contains three main services, including MySQL database, Traefik reverse proxy, and Ghost blog itself.<\/p>\n
Create a Custom Network<\/h3>\n
Show the available docker network using docker network command below.<\/p>\n
docker network ls<\/p>\n
Create a new custom docker network for the traefik reverse proxy named ‘traefiknet’.<\/p>\n
docker network create traefiknet<\/p>\n
Now check again the available network on the docker system.<\/p>\n
docker network ls<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-4.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe custom network for Treafik named ‘traefiknet’ has been created.<\/p>\n
Create a Project Directory<\/h3>\n
After creating the docker custom network, we will create a new project directory named ‘ghost’ and create a new docker-compose.yml file.<\/p>\n
Login to the ‘hakase’ user.<\/p>\n
su – hakase<\/p>\n
Create a new ‘ghost’ directory and change the working directory to it.<\/p>\n
mkdir ghost\/
cd ghost\/<\/p>\nAnd create a new docker-compose file.<\/p>\n
touch docker-compose.yml<\/p>\n
Create and Configure MySQL Service<\/h3>\n
MySQL is the first service we want to create, and we want to create the MySQL container with configurations below.<\/p>\n
- \n
- We will be using the MySQL 5.7 docker image.<\/li>\n
- Mount the MySQL data directory to the local docker host directory.<\/li>\n
- Running the MySQL service on the local internal network.<\/li>\n
- Configure MySQL user and password.<\/li>\n
- \n
- MySQL root password: mypassword<\/li>\n
- Database for the ghost named ‘ghostdb’ with user ‘ghost’ and password is ‘ghostdbpass’<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The MySQL container will be named as ‘mysql’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Inside the ‘ghost’ directory, create a new directory named ‘data’ and edit the ‘docker-compose.yml’ file.<\/p>\n
mkdir -p data\/
vim docker-compose.yml<\/p>\nPaste the configuration below.<\/p>\n
version: '3.3' \n \nservices: \n mysql: image: mysql:5.7 restart: always volumes: - .\/data:\/var\/lib\/mysql labels: - \"traefik.enable=false\" networks: - internal environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: mypassword MYSQL_USER: ghost MYSQL_PASSWORD: ghostdbpass MYSQL_DATABASE: ghostdb container_name: mysql<\/pre>\n
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
Create and Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy<\/h3>\n
After creating the MySQL service, we will create and configure the traefik reverse proxy container.<\/p>\n
Before editing the ‘docker-compose.yml’ script, we need to create a new traefik configuration named ‘traefik.toml’.<\/p>\n
vim traefik.toml<\/p>\n
Paste traefik rule configuration below.<\/p>\n
#Traefik Global Configuration \ndebug = false \ncheckNewVersion = true \nlogLevel = \"ERROR\" \n \n#Define the EntryPoint for HTTP and HTTPS \ndefaultEntryPoints = [\"https\",\"http\"] \n \n#Define the HTTP port 80 and \n#HTTPS port 443 EntryPoint \n#Enable automatically redirect HTTP to HTTPS \n[entryPoints] \n[entryPoints.http] \naddress = \":80\" \n[entryPoints.http.redirect] \nentryPoint = \"https\" \n[entryPoints.https] \naddress = \":443\" \n[entryPoints.https.tls] \n \n#Enable Traefik Dashboard on port 8080 \n#with basic authentication method \n#hakase and password \n[entryPoints.dash] \naddress=\":8080\" \n[entryPoints.dash.auth] \n[entryPoints.dash.auth.basic] users = [ \"hakase:$apr1$hEgpZUN2$OYG3KwpzI3T1FqIg9LIbi.\", ] \n \n[api] \nentrypoint=\"dash\" \ndashboard = true \n \n#Enable retry sending a request if the network error \n[retry] \n \n#Define Docker Backend Configuration \n[docker] \nendpoint = \"unix:\/\/\/var\/run\/docker.sock\" \ndomain = \"hakase-labs.io\" \nwatch = true \nexposedbydefault = false \n \n#Letsencrypt Registration \n#Define the Letsencrypt ACME HTTP challenge \n[acme] \nemail = \"[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\" \nstorage = \"acme.json\" \nentryPoint = \"https\" \nOnHostRule = true [acme.httpChallenge] entryPoint = \"http\"<\/pre>\n
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
Now we need to create a new file for the SSL Letsencrypt configuration ‘acme.json’. It’s used to store all letsencrypt generate a log.<\/span><\/p>\n
Create the blank ‘acme.json’ file and change the permission to 600.<\/p>\n
touch acme.json
chmod 600 acme.json<\/p>\nNext, we will edit the ‘docker-compose.yml’ script and add the traefik service configuration.<\/p>\n
- \n
- We will be using the latest traefik docker image.<\/li>\n
- The container will be named as ‘traefik’<\/li>\n
- It’s used the custom network ‘traefiknet’, and expose the HTTP and HTTPS ports.<\/li>\n
- Mount the docker sock file and the traefik configuration ‘traefik.toml’ and ‘acme.json’<\/li>\n
- We defined the traefik dashboard URL and backend through the docker labels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Edit the ‘docker-compose.yml’.<\/p>\n
vim docker-compose.yml<\/p>\n
Paste the traefik service configuration below.<\/p>\n
traefik: image: traefik:latest command: --docker ports: - 80:80 - 443:443 labels: - \"traefik.enable=true\" - \"traefik.backend=dashboard\" - \"traefik.frontend.rule=Host:traef.hakase-labs.io\" - \"traefik.port=8080\" networks: - traefiknet volumes: - \/var\/run\/docker.sock:\/var\/run\/docker.sock - .\/traefik.toml:\/traefik.toml - .\/acme.json:\/acme.json container_name: traefik restart: always<\/pre>\n
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
Create and Configure Ghost Service<\/h3>\n
After configuring the traefik reverse proxy, we will create the main ghost service configuration.<\/p>\n
Configuration details that we want to create.<\/p>\n
- \n
- We will be using the ghost v1 and the small docker alpine version.<\/li>\n
- We will mount the ghost content directory to the local directory named ‘blog’.<\/li>\n
- The ghost service will be running on the default port with the domain name ‘gho.hakase-labs.io’, the configuration through docker labels.<\/li>\n
- The ghost service will be using two docker networks, internal and traefiknet.<\/li>\n
- We’re configuring the MySQL database details from the mysql container configuration.<\/li>\n
- And the ghost will be started when the traefik and MySQL container is up and running.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Create a new directory named ‘blog’ and edit the ‘docker-compose.yml’ file.<\/p>\n
mkdir -p blog\/
vim docker-compose.yml<\/p>\nPaste the configuration below.<\/p>\n
ghost: image: ghost:1-alpine restart: always ports: - 2368 volumes: - .\/blog:\/var\/lib\/ghost\/content labels: - \"traefik.enabled=true\" - \"traefik.backend=ghost\" - \"traefik.frontend.rule=Host:gho.hakase-labs.io\" - \"traefik.docker.network=traefiknet\" - \"traefik.port=2368\" networks: - internal - traefiknet environment: database__client: mysql database__connection__host: mysql database__connection__user: ghost database__connection__password: ghostdbpass database__connection__database: ghostdb container_name: ghost depends_on: - mysql - traefik
networks: traefiknet: external: true internal: external: false<\/p><\/pre>\n
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-5.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd now we got all directory and configuration as shown below.<\/p>\n
tree<\/p>\n
![\"config](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-6.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 5 – Deploy Ghost with MySQL and Traefik<\/h2>\n
To build and run all our ghost stack service, we can use the command below.<\/p>\n
docker-compose up -d<\/p>\n
![\"Deploy](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-7.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhen it’s complete, check all running services.<\/p>\n
docker-compose ps<\/p>\n
And the following is the result.<\/p>\n
![\"docker-compose](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-8.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nIf you have an error, check the container log using commands below.<\/p>\n
docker-compose logs mysql
docker-compose logs traefik
docker-compose logs ghost<\/p>\n![\"check](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-9.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe ghost stack with MySQL and the Traefik reverse proxy is up and running.<\/p>\n
Step 6 – Testing<\/h2>\n
Open the Traefik dashboard with its URL, mine is\u00a0http:\/\/traef.hakase-labs.io\/<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Log in with the user and password on the ‘traefik.toml’ file.<\/p>\n
![\"Login](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-10.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd following is the Traefik dashboard.<\/p>\n
![\"Traefik](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-11.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nFor the Ghost installation, type the ghost URL on the address bar, mine is\u00a0http:\/\/gho.hakase-labs.io\/<\/strong><\/p>\n
And you will get the ghost home page.<\/p>\n
![\"Ghost](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-12.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow visit the admin page to set up and configure a new admin user. My URL is:\u00a0http:\/\/gho.hakase-labs.io\/admin\/<\/p>\n
Click the green button to create a new admin user.<\/p>\n
![\"Ghost](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-13.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nType detail user, password, email, and click again the green button.<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-14.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nFor inviting a new member or user, click the ‘I will do this later..’ link.<\/p>\n
![\"Invite](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-15.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow you will get the Ghost Dashboard.<\/p>\n
![\"Ghost](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-16.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd after creating the sample post, the following is the result.<\/p>\n
![\"Ghost](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/docker-guide-deploying-ghost-blog-with-mysql-and-traefik-with-docker-17.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nGhost blog installation with MySQL database and Traefik Reverse Proxy on the Docker environment has been completed successfully.<\/p>\n
References<\/h2>\n
\nAbout Muhammad Arul<\/strong><\/p>\n
Muhammad Arul is a freelance system administrator and technical writer. He is working with Linux Environments for more than 5 years, an Open Source enthusiast and highly motivated on Linux installation and troubleshooting. Mostly working with RedHat\/CentOS Linux and Ubuntu\/Debian, Nginx and Apache web server, Proxmox, Zimbra Administration, and Website Optimization. Currently learning about OpenStack and Container Technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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