DockerMBSE BBS

Installing MBSE BBS in Docker

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The following is the instructions on how to install MBSE BBS in a Docker Container. These instructions have been compiled using Docker on a Raspberry Pi. I’ll provide instructions in another post on how to get Docker installed.

My image is available in my Docker Registry and can be obtained by using docker pull registry.leenooks.net/leenooks/mbse:1.0.7.8. You can use this image to run a container using docker run, or you can use it in a swarm, if you have multiple hosts. I actually use Docker Swarm myself.

NOTE: Its important that you separate “data” from the “application” and provide a persistent storage path for your container (otherwise if you recreate your container, you’ll loose your data!). On my setup my container persistent storage is storage in /srv/docker/[CONTAINER]/data. In the parent path (/srv/docker/[CONTAINER]) I keep my scripts and tools for managing the container and starting it - and since I use Docker Swarm, that is where my .yml file is.

Preparation

  1. Download your favourite Linux OS and install

  2. Install Docker

  3. Pull the MBSE Image with

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    docker pull registry.leenooks.net/leenooks/mbse:1.0.7.9

  4. Create your persistent storage destination

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    mkdir -p /srv/docker/mbse/data

    Starting

  5. Start your container with

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    docker run -d --rm -p 10023:23 -v /srv/docker/mbse/data:/opt/mbse/data --name=mbse registry.leenooks.net/leenooks/mbse:1.0.7.9

    The first time the container starts, it will create sub directories and fill your data directory.

    The options on this command line are:

    OptionReason
    -dRun the container in the background
    -pPort mapping from the host:container. So using 10023:23 will mean any incoming connections on the *host* to port 10023 will be sent to the *container* on port 23. This will enable you to telnet into your MBSE.
    -rmMeans the container will be destroyed when it is stopped. (No problem if *-v* is used below.
    -vVolume mapping from the host:container. A value of /srv/docker/mbse/data:/opt/mbse/data means that any data in the *container* written to /opt/mbse/data, will be stored on the *host* /srv/docker/mbse/data.

    There are other options you may prefer to use, for example, instead of --rm, you may want to use --restart=always.

Configuration

  1. Now your container is running, jump into it and start configuring.

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    docker exec -itu mbse mbse /bin/bash
    bin/mbsetup

If you need any help, login to my BBS and send me a message, or if you use another BBS, or a Sysop of a BBS and connected to one of the networks I’m connected to, you can send me a Netmail. See the list of networks that I’m already connected to.

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