This will build a Docker Image for Freescout - An open source Helpscout / Zendesk alternative.

• Automatically installs and sets up installation upon first start

• Dave Conroy

• About
• Maintainer
• Table of Contents
• Prerequisites and Assumptions
• Installation
  • Build from Source
  • Prebuilt Images
• Configuration
  • Quick Start
  • Persistent Storage
  • Environment Variables
    • Base Images used
  • Networking
• Maintenance
  • Shell Access
• Support
  • Usage
  • Bugfixes
  • Feature Requests
  • Updates
• License
• References

• Assumes you are using some sort of SSL terminating reverse proxy such as:
  • Traefik
  • Nginx
  • Caddy
• Requires access to a MySQL/MariaDB Server

Clone this repository and build the image with docker build -t (imagename) .

Builds of the image are available on Docker Hub and is the recommended method of installation.

docker pull tiredofit/freescout:(imagetag)

The following image tags are available along with their tagged release based on what's written in the Changelog:

• The quickest way to get started is using docker-compose. See the examples folder for a working docker-compose.yml that can be modified for development or production use.

• Set various environment variables to understand the capabilities of this image.

• Map persistent storage for access to configuration and data files for backup.

• Make networking ports available for public access if necessary

The first boot can take from 2 minutes - 5 minutes depending on your CPU to setup the proper schemas.

• Login to the web server and enter in your admin email address, admin password and start configuring the system!

The following directories are used for configuration and can be mapped for persistent storage.

This image relies on an Alpine Linux or Debian Linux base image that relies on an init system for added capabilities. Outgoing SMTP capabilities are handlded via msmtp. Individual container performance monitoring is performed by zabbix-agent. Additional tools include: bash,curl,less,logrotate,nano,vim.

Be sure to view the following repositories to understand all the customizable options:

The following ports are exposed.

For debugging and maintenance purposes you may want access the containers shell.

bash docker exec -it (whatever your container name is) bash

These images were built to serve a specific need in a production environment and gradually have had more functionality added based on requests from the community.

• The Discussions board is a great place for working with the community on tips and tricks of using this image.
• Consider sponsoring me personalized support.

• Please, submit a Bug Report if something isn't working as expected. I'll do my best to issue a fix in short order.

• Feel free to submit a feature request, however there is no guarantee that it will be added, or at what timeline.
• Consider sponsoring me regarding development of features.

• Best effort to track upstream changes, More priority if I am actively using the image in a production environment.
• Consider sponsoring me for up to date releases.

MIT. See LICENSE for more details.

• https://freescout.net/
• https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Installation-Guide