This is a short HowTo for running LogStash in Docker. We’re using Ubuntu 22.04. Install Docker and create our directory structure: apt install docker docker.io mkdir ~/logstash mkdir ~/logstash/config/ ~/logstash/pipeline/ Create the Dockerfile file “~/Dockerfile”: # The image to use: FROM docker.elastic.co/logstash/logstash:8.15.0 # Remove the pre-existing config file from within
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Docker Quick Start (5 minutes to a running web site)
This article demonstrates how to get a web site running using Docker. We’re starting with a Linux server (doesn’t matter which distribution). We’re going to pull down an Docker image from the public repository, modify it’s “index” file, and expose it – making it publicly accessible. I’ve added a little
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Self-Host a Docker Registry
This article walks through the process of creating a self-hosted Docker Registry. We’re using Ubuntu but given that Docker is basically cross-platform (in a way), this should work on any Linux distribution. You can host your Docker Registry on any host you like. When I refer to you “Docker Registry
Read moreDocker 101 – Get your head around Docker
In this article we’re going to walk through installing Docker on Ubuntu, starting a few Docker containers, and then running those containers behind a reverse proxy. When we’re done, you’ll have a load balance terminating SSL (TLS) connections with multiple Docker containers running the workload. This is how it will
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Docker for Windows – Install, run and launch a Web Server in Docker
This article shows how to install Docker for Windows 10 (and probably 11), and then start a web server in a Docker container. Install Docker Visit “https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop” and download Docker installer. Start the installation process (you’ll need local admin privileges). During the installation process, the wizard will ask if you
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Kubernetes (MicroK8s) Part 4 – Microk8s in High Availability
The good news is that Microk8s can now be deployed in a multi-node architecture. And it’s simple to do. This video “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNT5uEeJBSw” is a nice demonstration. It uses a floating IP between the cluster nodes that removes the need to use a load balancer in front of your cluster. Start
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Kubernetes (MicroK8s) Part 3 – Exposing Applications on Ubuntu 20.04
This article continues from Part 2 – Replica Sets and Scaling. Our objective in this article is to get an application exposed to the wider network on an IP address of the host and a port of our choice. The IP address will be “10.0.0.210” and our port of choice
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Kubernetes (MicroK8s) Part 2 – Replica Sets and Scaling on Ubuntu 20.04
This article continues from Part 1 – Installation and configuration. We can create a replica set (replicateset) or “rs” for short, so we can scale an application to meet demand. Create a file on the Kubernetes host called “my-rep-set.yaml” and populate it with the following: Tip: This is just an
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Kubernetes (MicroK8s) Part 1 – Installation on Ubuntu 20.04
This article walks you through the process of installing the minimal Kubernetes environment on Ubuntu 20.04. Kubernetes comes in two forms; a single node cluster and a multi-node cluster. In this walk through, we’ll be using the single node cluster called MicroK8s. I suggest starting with a Ubuntu 20.04 server
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Installing Bitwarden in Docker on Fedora
This article is quick walk-through explaining how to install Bitwarden on Fedora 32 but should work on CentOS 7 and 8 as well as RHEL. Install the docker packages: yum install docker docker-compose systemctl enable docker systemctl restart docker Download the Bitwarden scripts: curl -Lso bitwarden.sh https://go.btwrdn.co/bw-sh chmod +x bitwarden.sh
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