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Developing WikiJS in Docker

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Preparations​

Based on the official WikiJS Docker Sample.

Start by cloning the WikiJS Repository into a folder called wiki-source. Continue by creating the following 3 files next to this folder:

Dockerfile​

FROM node:12
LABEL maintainer "mpolinowski@gmail.com"

RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y bash curl git python make g++ nano openssh-server gnupg && \
    mkdir -p /wiki

WORKDIR /wiki

ENV dockerdev 1
ENV DEVDB postgres

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]

config.yml​

port: 3000
bindIP: 0.0.0.0
db:
  type: postgres
  host: db
  port: 5432
  user: wikijs
  pass: wikijsrocks
  db: wiki
logLevel: info

docker-compose.yml​

version: "3"
services:
  db:
    container_name: wiki-db
    image: postgres:9-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: wiki
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: wikijsrocks
      POSTGRES_USER: wikijs
    logging:
      driver: "none"
    volumes:
      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    ports:
      - "15432:5432"

  adminer:
    container_name: wiki-adminer
    image: adminer:latest
    logging:
      driver: "none"
    ports:
      - "3001:8080"

  wiki:
    container_name: wiki-app
    build:
      context: ./wiki-source
      dockerfile: ../Dockerfile
    depends_on:
      - db
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./wiki-source:/wiki
      - /wiki/node_modules
      - /wiki/.git


volumes:
  db-data:

Spinning up Docker​

Run the build command to pull / build your images:

sudo docker-compose build

Running the App​

Run the following commands:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
docker exec wiki-app npm install   # only necessary the first time
docker exec wiki-app npm run dev

This will start Wiki.js in dev mode. Client assets are compiled first (using Webpack), then the server will start automatically. Wait for this process to complete before loading the app!

See how to build for production below.

Run Wiki.js in Docker

Browse to the site, using the configuration you defined in config.yml. For example, if using port 3000 on your local machine, you would browse to http://localhost:3000/.

The first time you load the wiki, you'll get greeted with the setup wizard. Complete all the steps to finish the installation.

Stopping the App​

Run the following to shut down the app

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml stop

To completely remove the containers run:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml down

To wipe the database as well, use:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml down --volumes

Building production assets​

Once you're ready to deploy your changes, you need to build the client assets into a production optimized bundle:

docker exec wiki-app npm run build
docker exec wiki-app npm run start

Running the official Wiki.js Build​

wikijs-docker-compose.yaml

version: "3"
services:

  db:
    image: postgres:11-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: wiki
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: wikijsrocks
      POSTGRES_USER: wikijs
    logging:
      driver: "none"
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

  wiki:
    image: requarks/wiki:2
    depends_on:
      - db
    environment:
      DB_TYPE: postgres
      DB_HOST: db
      DB_PORT: 5432
      DB_USER: wikijs
      DB_PASS: wikijsrocks
      DB_NAME: wiki
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "80:3000"

volumes:
  db-data:

Build with:

sudo docker-compose -f wikijs-docker-compose.yaml up -d