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Docker deployment for Drivers Hub: Backend. The deployment includes MariaDB, Valkey, and the banner generator.

Configure the deployment

Get the backend source code. Then, create the deployment configuration and the application configuration:

git clone https://github.com/CharlesWithC/HubBackend.git upstream/HubBackend
cp .env.example .env
cp upstream/HubBackend/config_sample.json config/config.json

Set secure MariaDB passwords in .env. Then, set at least these values in config/config.json:

{
    "abbr": "api",
    "name": "Drivers Hub",
    "domain": "hub.example.com",
    "prefix": "/api",
    "server_host": "0.0.0.0",
    "server_port": 7777,
    "db_host": "mariadb",
    "db_user": "drivershub",
    "db_password": "use the DB_PASSWORD value from .env",
    "db_name": "drivershub",
    "db_data_directory": "/var/lib/mysqlext/",
    "redis_host": "valkey",
    "redis_port": 6379,
    "captcha": {
        "provider": "hcaptcha",
        "secret": "replace with your hCaptcha secret"
    },
    "external_plugins": ["client-config"]
}

The example shows only the values that you must change. Keep all other values from config_sample.json. Restart the backend after you change config/config.json.

Use the same database password in .env and config/config.json. Set domain to the public host name of the backend. Do not include a protocol or path. Set prefix to /{abbr} when you use the official frontend. The client-config plugin uses this relation to create frontend API URLs. Create an hCaptcha site for the public frontend domain. Set its secret in the captcha.secret value. Set the related public site key as VITE_HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY in the frontend deployment.

Start the deployment

docker compose build
docker compose up -d
docker compose ps

By default, the API is available at http://localhost:17777/api. Swagger UI is available at http://localhost:17777/api/doc. The default bind address is suitable for a reverse proxy on the Docker host. The backend resolves the Docker host gateway when it starts. Uvicorn trusts forwarded headers only from this gateway and the loopback interface. This lets audit and security records contain the client IP address. Keep BACKEND_BIND on 127.0.0.1 and let the reverse proxy provide the public endpoint.

Store persistent data

The deployment stores all persistent data in these directories:

data/
├── mariadb/
├── mariadb-external/
└── valkey/

Docker creates these directories at the first start. MariaDB and Valkey do not publish ports on the host.

The docker compose down command removes the containers and the network. It does not remove config/ or data/. Back up these directories separately.

Update the backend

Update the backend source code. Then, rebuild the containers:

git -C upstream/HubBackend pull --ff-only
docker compose build
docker compose up -d

Operate the deployment

# Show the backend logs.
docker compose logs -f backend

# Restart the backend after a configuration change.
docker compose restart backend

Create the initial administrator

The upstream sample configuration grants the administrator permission to role 0, named root. These are excerpts from the configuration. Do not replace the complete perms object or roles list with these excerpts:

"perms": {
    "administrator": [0]
},
"roles": [
    {"id": 0, "order_id": 0, "name": "root"}
]

Keep this relation, or select the administrator role from your modified configuration. Then, create the user:

docker compose run --rm backend \
  drivershub --config /app/config/config.json setup create-user user@example.com

Enter a secure password when the command prompts for it. The command returns a UID. Accept the user with that value:

docker compose run --rm backend \
  drivershub --config /app/config/config.json setup accept-user UID

The command returns a separate user ID. Assign administrator role 0 to that user ID. Replace 0 with your administrator role ID if you changed the configuration:

docker compose run --rm backend \
  drivershub --config /app/config/config.json setup update-roles USER_ID 0

Do not interchange UID and USER_ID. You can now sign in with the email address and password from the first command.

Authors and license

This Docker deployment is developed by Kosmos me@kosmos.ac and is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE.

Drivers Hub: Backend is developed by CharlesWithC and is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Drivers Hub remains a separate upstream project.