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The dockerfiles use the master branch of Diaspora so they are always up to date with the latest version of Diaspora. You can check the build on Circle CI which is regularly triggered.

You have two differents ways to update your image :

You need to export your database, the public/uploads directory and you configuration files (config/).

Then, you just need to git pull or git clone the repository and rebuild a new image. In your new image, reimport the database and the public/uploads repository.

Finally, you need to modify the new config/ files to have the same options than the previous image.

Stop your image :

# docker stop your_instance_id

Commit your image to save it :

 # docker commit your_instance_id your_image_name:your_tag

Get the tty of your image :

 # docker run -i -t your_image_id

Upgrade the system :

 # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Become the diaspora user :

 # su diaspora

Update Diaspora with the updating guide : https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Updating

Note: If you need to update rvm, you'll need to specify the --default option with rvm use. Example:

rvm use 2.1 --default

Exit from your image, and commit it :

# docker commit your_instance_updated_id your_image_updated_name:your_tag

• build without_http_sql from Debian Wheezy
• build with_http_sql from without_http_sql
• build final diaspora from with_http_sql

From the Debian Wheezy image, the Dockerfile :

• Install all packages needed by Diaspora (ruby from rvm)
• Add diaspora user
• Clone diaspora repository

From the without_http_sql image, the Dockerfile :

• Install apache/nginx
• Enable modules for the http server (apache)
• Install mysql/postgresql with a default password
• Add shell scripts to install and start diaspora
• Add triggers instruction when the image will be used as the base for the final build (add configurations, run install scripts ...)

From the without_http_sql image, the Dockerfile :

• Install nginx
• Install mysql
• Add default configuration files
• Install Diaspora without assets precompiled
• Autostart Diaspora when run the image

From the with_http_sql image, the Dockerfile builds the final Diaspora image with the configuration you want. You have to put in the directory of the Dockerfile :

• database.yml with the password you want for diaspora
• diaspora.conf (conf for the http server)
• diaspora.crt
• diaspora.key
• diaspora.yml