1. Building and running OFBiz using Docker
OFBiz includes a Dockerfile which can be used to build a container image for running OFBiz. The container image is built based on the sources already available in the build content, i.e. it only uses sources that you have already downloaded.
If you want to include any plugins in your container image, you must download those plugins before running the build. (See the plugin documentation in README.adoc).
1.1. Quickstart
Follow these instructions to qet started building and running OFBiz using Docker.
1.1.1. Build the OFBiz container image
From the sources directory (i.e. the directory containing DOCKER.md), run
docker build --tag ofbiz-docker .1.1.2. Run the OFBiz container
Run the following command:
docker run -it -e OFBIZ_DATA_LOAD=demo --name ofbiz-docker -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-dockerThis will start an instance of the ofbiz-docker container, publish port 8443 to localhost, load the OFBiz demo data, and then run the OFBiz server.
Once start up completes, you can access OFBIZ at https://localhost:8443/partymgr
1.2. Other container building options
The OFBiz Dockerfile defines a multi-stage build. The default
container image produced by the build is named runtime and consists
of an uninitialized OFBiz installation.
During the first run of a container based on the runtime image, seed or demo data can be loaded and an admin user created.
The runtime container is the default target of a docker build and can be created with commands similar to:
docker build --tag ofbiz-docker .or
docker build --target runtime --tag ofbiz-docker .The Dockerfile also defines another stage, demo, which produces a
container image with demonstration data already loaded. This container
image may be useful in cases where containers are frequently run and
destroyed and the time taken to load demo data is becoming noticeable.
To build a container image pre-loaded with demo data, run:
docker build --target demo --tag ofbiz-docker .1.3. Container runtime options
The container’s behaviour at runtime is controlled via environment
variables, ‘hook’ scripts and XML entity import files. These items
will only be applied to a container during its first run. Flags stored
in /ofbiz/runtime/container_state will prevent the repeated
application of these items during subsequent starts of the container.
Use of environment variables, hook scripts and XML entity import files
are manged by the docker-entrypoint.sh script.
1.3.1. Environment variables
Environment variables are used in docker-entrypoint.sh to control
configuration options for the OFBiz container.
| Environment variable | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
OFBIZ_SKIP_INIT |
empty |
Any non-empty value will cause the docker-entrypoint.sh script to skip any initialisation steps. |
OFBIZ_ADMIN_USER |
admin |
Sets the username of the OFBIZ admin user. |
OFBIZ_ADMIN_PASSWORD |
ofbiz |
Sets the password of the OFBIZ admin user. |
OFBIZ_DATA_LOAD |
seed |
Determine what type of data loading is required. none: No data loading is performed. seed: Seed data is loaded. demo: Demo data is loaded. |
OFBIZ_HOST |
Specify the hostname used to access OFBiz. If empty then the default value of host-headers-allowed from framework/security/config/security.properties is used. |
|
OFBIZ_CONTENT_URL_PREFIX |
Used to set the content.url.prefix.secure
and content.url.prefix.standard properties in
|
|
OFBIZ_ENABLE_AJP_PORT |
empty |
Enable the AJP (Apache JServe Protocol) port to allow communication with OFBiz via a reverse proxy. Enabled when this environment variable contains a non-empty value. |
OFBIZ_SKIP_DB_DRIVER_DOWNLOAD |
empty |
Any non-empty value will cause the docker-entrypoint.sh script to skip downloading of any database drivers. |
OFBIZ_DISABLE_COMPONENTS |
plugins/birt/ofbiz-component.xml |
Commas seperated list of paths to ofbiz-component.xml files of the components that should not be loaded. |
1.3.2. Hooks
At various steps of initialisation, the docker-entrypoint.sh script
will check for ‘hook’ scripts in various directories.
Users of the container can mount files into these directories and influence the OFBiz startup process.
Only script files with filename extension .sh will be processed. If
the file is executable, it will be executed, otherwise it will be
sourced.
| Directory | Step |
|---|---|
|
Scripts processed before configuration, such as modifications to property files, are applied. |
|
Scripts processed after configuration modifications have been applied. |
|
Scripts processed before data loading is executed. Could be used to apply modifications to data files. |
|
Scripts processed after data loading is executed. |
1.3.3. Data files
During the data loading step - but after either seed or demo data has
been loaded - directory /docker-entrypoint-hooks/additional-data.d
will be checked to see if any files are present.
If files are present then the load-data functionality in OFBiz will be
executed, specifying the /docker-entrypoint-additional-data.d
directory as a data source. Any .xml files in this directory will be
treated as a data source and will be imported by the entity engine.
This functionality can be used to pre-load OFBiz with user-specific data, such as a chart of accounts.
1.3.4. Database
By default the OFBiz container will use an internal Derby database, storing database related files in the /ofbiz/runtime volume.
Use of an external database can be configured through environment variables.
Derby
To use the embedded Derby database, ensure all database related environment variables are unset.
PostgreSQL
To use a Postgres database set the OFBIZ_POSTGRES_HOST environment
variable.
| Environment variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_HOST |
unset |
Hostname of the PostgreSQL database server. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OFBIZ_DB |
ofbiz |
Name of the ofbiz database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OFBIZ_USER |
ofbiz |
Username when connecting to the ofbiz database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OFBIZ_PASSWORD |
ofbiz |
Password when connecting to the ofbiz database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OLAP_DB |
ofbizolap |
Name of the olap database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OLAP_USER |
ofbizolap |
Username when connecting to the olap database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_OLAP_PASSWORD |
ofbizolap |
Password when connecting to the olap database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_TENANT_DB |
ofbiztenant |
Name of the tenant database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_TENANT_USER |
ofbiztenant |
Username when connecting to the tenant database. |
OFBIZ_POSTGRES_TENANT_PASSWORD |
ofbiztenant |
Password when connecting to the tenant database. |
The docker-entrypoint.sh script will download a JDBC driver to access
the PostgreSQL server and place the script in the /ofbiz/lib-extra
volume. If you wish to skip this step then set the
OFBIZ_SKIP_DB_DRIVER_DOWNLOAD environment variable to a non-empty value.
This would be useful if you have already placed a suitable database
driver in the /ofbiz/lib-extra volume.
1.4. Examples of running the OFBiz container
docker run -it -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-dockerLaunch the OFBiz container, load the seed data, create the administrator
user with name admin and password ofbiz, listen on port 8443 for
connections to localhost.
Users can access OFBiz at https://localhost:8443/partymgr
The docker container will remain attached the terminal. Interrupting the container, i.e. pressing Ctrl-C, will trigger a graceful shutdown of the container.
docker run -it -e OFBIZ_DATA_LOAD=demo -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-docker
Launch the OFBiz container, load the demo data, listen on port 8443 for
connections to localhost.
The demo data includes the administrator user with name admin and
password ofbiz.
docker run -it -e OFBIZ_DATA_LOAD=seed -e OFBIZ_ADMIN_USER=localadmin -e OFBIZ_ADMIN_PASSWORD=TTTTT -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-dockerLaunch the OFBiz container, load the seed data, create the administrator
user with name localadmin and password TTTTT, listen on port
8443 for connections to localhost.
docker run -it -v 'C:\ofbiz-framework\add-data':/docker-entrypoint-additional-data.d -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-dockerExample of running on Windows.
Launches the container with default seed data and administrator user.
After data is loaded, any .xml files in directory
C:\ofbiz-framework\add-data are imported by the OFBiz entity engine.
docker run -it -p 8443:8443 ofbiz-dockerLaunch the OFBiz container, load the seed data, create the administrator
user with name admin and password ofbiz, listen on port 8443 for
connections to localhost.
Users can access OFBiz at https://localhost:8443/partymgr
The docker container will remain attached the terminal. Interrupting the container, i.e. pressing Ctrl-C, will trigger a graceful shutdown of the container.
docker run -it -e OFBIZ_OPTS="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:5005" -p 8443:8443 -p 5005:5005 ofbiz-dockerCreates a debuggable instance of OFBiz, listening on port 5005.