docker-ttrss
This Dockerfile installs Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS) with the following features:
- '''New:''' Rolling release support: Updates TT-RSS automatically every day
- Integrated Feedly theme
- Integrated Mobilize plugin for using Readability, Instapaper + Google Mobilizer
- Integrated News+ plugin for News+ on Android
- Optional: Self-signed 2048-bit RSA TLS certificate for accessing TT-RSS via https
- Originally was based on clue/docker-ttrss
Feel free to tweak this further to your likings.
This docker image allows you to run the Tiny Tiny RSS feed reader. Keep your feed history to yourself and access your RSS and atom feeds from everywhere. You can access it through an easy to use webinterface on your desktop, your mobile browser or using one of available apps.
Quickstart
This section assumes you want to get started quickly, the following sections explain the steps in more detail. So let's start.
Just start up a new database container:
$ DB=$(docker run -d nornagon/postgres)
And because this docker image is available as a trusted build on the docker index, using it is as simple as launching this TT-RSS installation linked to your fresh database:
$ docker run -d --link $DB:db -p 80:80 --name ttrss x86dev/docker-ttrss
Running this command for the first time will download the image automatically.
Accessing your Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS)
The above example exposes the TT-RSS web interface on port 80 (http), so that you can browse to:
http://<yourhost>
The default login credentials are:
Username: admin
Password: password
Obviously, you're recommended to change those ASAP.
Enabling SSL/TLS support
For enabling SSL/TLS support with a self-signed certificate you have to add -e TTRSS_SSL_ENABLED=1
when running your TT-RSS container. Then you can access TT-RSS via: https://<yourhost>.
Installation walkthrough
Running
Following docker's best practices, this container does not contain its own database, but instead expects you to supply a running instance. While slightly more complicated at first, this gives your more freedom as to which database instance and configuration you're relying on. Also, this makes this container quite disposable, as it doesn't store any sensitive information at all.
Starting a database instance
This container requires a PostgreSQL database instance. You're free to pick (or build) any, as long as is exposes its database port (5432) to the outside.
Example:
$ sudo docker run -d --name=ttrss-data nornagon/postgres
Testing TT-RSS in foreground
For testing purposes it's recommended to initially start this container in foreground. This is particular useful for your initial database setup, as errors get reported to the console and further execution will halt.
$ sudo docker run -it --link ttrss-data:db --name ttrss x86dev/docker-ttrss
Database configuration
Whenever your run TT-RSS, it will check your database setup. It assumes the following default configuration, which can be changed by passing the following additional arguments:
-e DB_NAME=ttrss
-e DB_USER=ttrss
-e DB_PASS=ttrss
Database superuser
When you run TT-RSS, it will check your database setup. If it can not connect using the above configuration, it will automatically try to create a new database and user.
For this to work, it will need a superuser (root) account that is permitted to create a new database and user. It assumes the following default configuration, which can be changed by passing the following additional arguments:
-e DB_ENV_USER=docker
-e DB_ENV_PASS=docker
Running TT-RSS daemonized
Once you've confirmed everything works in the foreground, you can start your container
in the background by replacing the -it argument with -d (daemonize).
Remaining arguments can be passed just like before, the following is the recommended
minimum:
$ sudo docker run -d --link ttrss-data:db --name ttrss x86dev/docker-ttrss
Backing up / moving to another server
Decided to back up your data container and/or move to another server? Here's how you do it:
On the old server, stop your TT-RSS container and then do:
docker commit -m "Backup of XXX" <CONTAINER NAME>
docker save <IMAGE CREATED BY COMMIT> > /tmp/<filename>.tar
On the new server, copy the created .tar file from the old server and import the file with:
docker load < <filename.tar>
This will load the container from the .tar file into Docker's local registry. After that you can run that imported container again the usual way with:
docker run -d <IMAGE ID>