Host ODK Central Docker images on GitHub container registry

mattelacchiato · October 13, 2021, 1:22pm

FYI: I've just started working on this.

mattelacchiato · October 22, 2021, 12:18pm

Here it is: I'm very excited about your feedback!

github.com/getodk/central

Proposal: Pre-Build images in Github

getodk:master ← mattelacchiato:master

opened 12:17PM - 22 Oct 21 UTC

mattelacchiato

+191 -18

This is a proposal as requested by @yanokwa at https://forum.getodk.org/t/host-…odk-central-docker-images-on-github-container-registry/29812/19?u=mattelacchiato It introduces the usage of Github actions to build the docker images in Github and host them at ghcr.io (the github package repository). For open source projects, the infrastructure is for free. Additionally, I've removed the unnamed volumes from the docker-compose.yml. The reason is that unnamed volumes are hard to backup. Currently, the enketo secrets are not part of the backup, which is really bad if you have to recover your installation and all public links are not working anymore for submitters. For the same aspect of easier backup on OS-level, I moved the postgres and redis folder to a local volume, too. I switch the secrets docker base image from node to alpine, which is much more lightweight. We don't need node for a simple bash script execution. This setup will increase the benefits for experienced administrators without removing any convenience for beginners.

TobiasMcNulty · January 30, 2023, 8:26pm

Thanks for starting making PR! I will try it out and leave any feedback.

Additionally I was wondering if anyone has started on this:

A distant dream would be a working helm chart for ODK Central 3,

In any event, a project we are starting soon could include some work on such a Helm chart.

spwoodcock · November 26, 2023, 7:38am

That's for getting the ball rolling again @TobiasMcNulty with PR #546

Did you start on a Helm chart by any chance? I have done this a few times before & would happily contribute one - just don't want to duplicate efforts!

LN · October 10, 2024, 5:55pm

Starting with Central v2024.2.0, you can find images for the backend and frontend at https://github.com/getodk/central/pkgs/container/central-service and https://github.com/getodk/central/pkgs/container/central-nginx. We have also made it so that all configuration, including custom SSL, can be done without needing a rebuild.

The images are not currently used by the default Docker Compose setup but we expect that they will be soon.