bitnami-containers/bitnami/ruby/README.md

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# What is Ruby?
> Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity.
> It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
[ruby-lang.org](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/)
# TLDR
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby bitnami/ruby
```
## Docker Compose
```
ruby:
image: bitnami/ruby
command: ruby script.rb
volumes:
- /path/to/ruby/app:/app
```
# Get this image
The recommended way to get the Bitnami Ruby Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the
[Docker Hub Registry](https://hub.docker.com/u/bitnami/ruby).
```bash
docker pull bitnami/ruby:latest
```
To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the
[list of available versions](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/bitnami/ruby/tags/manage/)
in the Docker Hub Registry.
```bash
docker pull bitnami/ruby:[TAG]
```
If you wish, you can also build the image yourself.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ruby.git
cd bitnami-docker-ruby
docker build -t bitnami/ruby .
```
# Entering the REPL
By default, running this image will drop you into the Ruby REPL (`irb`), where you can interactively
test and try things out in Ruby.
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby bitnami/ruby
```
**Further Reading:**
- [Ruby IRB Documentation](http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.0.0/libdoc/irb/rdoc/IRB.html)
# Running your Ruby script
The default work directory for the Ruby image is `/app`. You can mount a folder from your host
here that includes your Ruby script, and run it normally using the `ruby` command.
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby -v /path/to/ruby/app:/app bitnami/ruby \
ruby script.rb
```
# Running a Ruby app with gems
If your Ruby app has a `Gemfile` defining your app's dependencies and start script, you can
install the dependencies before running your app.
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby -v /path/to/ruby/app:/app bitnami/ruby \
sh -c "bundle install && ruby script.rb"
```
or using Docker Compose:
```
ruby:
image: bitnami/ruby
command: "sh -c 'bundle install && ruby script.rb'"
```
**Further Reading:**
- [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org/)
- [bundler.io](http://bundler.io/)
# Accessing a Ruby app running a web server
This image exposes port `3000` in the container, so you should ensure that your web server is
binding to port `3000`, as well as accepting remote connections.
Below is an example of a [Sinatra](http://www.sinatrarb.com/) app listening to remote connections on
port `3000`:
```
require 'sinatra'
set :bind, '0.0.0.0'
set :port, 3000
get '/hi' do
"Hello World!"
end
```
To access your web server from your host machine you can ask Docker to map a random port on your
host to port `3000` inside the container.
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby -P bitnami/ruby
```
Run `docker port` to determine the random port Docker assigned.
```bash
$ docker port ruby
3000/tcp -> 0.0.0.0:32769
```
You can also manually specify the port you want forwarded from your host to the container.
```bash
docker run -it --name ruby -p 8080:3000 bitnami/ruby
```
Access your web server in the browser by navigating to
[http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080/).
# Linking
If you want to connect to your Ruby web server inside another container, you can use the linking
system provided by Docker.
## Serving your Ruby app through an nginx frontend
We may want to make our Ruby web server only accessible via an nginx web server. Doing so will
allow us to setup more complex configuration, serve static assets using nginx, load balance to
different Ruby instances, etc.
### Step 1: Create a virtual host
Let's create an nginx virtual host to reverse proxy to our Ruby container.
[The Bitnami nginx Docker Image](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-nginx) ships with some
example virtual hosts for connecting to Bitnami runtime images. We will make use of the Ruby
example:
```
server {
listen 0.0.0.0:80;
server_name yourapp.com;
access_log /logs/yourapp_access.log;
error_log /logs/yourapp_error.log;
location / {
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header HOST $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
# proxy_pass http://[your_ruby_container_link_alias]:3000;
proxy_pass http://yourapp:3000;
proxy_redirect off;
}
}
```
Notice we've substituted the link alias name `yourapp`, we will use the same name when creating the
link.
Copy the virtual host above, saving the file somewhere on your host. We will mount it as a volume
in our nginx container.
### Step 2: Run the Ruby image with a specific name
Docker's linking system uses container ids or names to reference containers. We can explicitly
specify a name for our Ruby server to make it easier to connect to other containers.
```
docker run -it --name ruby -v /path/to/ruby/app:/app bitnami/ruby ruby script.rb
```
or using Docker Compose:
```
ruby:
image: bitnami/ruby
command: ruby script.rb
volumes:
- /path/to/ruby/app:/app
```
### Step 3: Run the nginx image and link it to the Ruby server
Now that we have our Ruby server running, we can create another container that links to it by
giving Docker the `--link` option. This option takes the id or name of the container we want to link
it to as well as a hostname to use inside the container, separated by a colon. For example, to have
our Ruby server accessible in another container with `yourapp` as it's hostname we would pass
`--link ruby:yourapp` to the Docker run command.
```bash
docker run -it -v /path/to/vhost.conf:/bitnami/nginx/conf/vhosts/yourapp.conf \
--link ruby:yourapp \
bitnami/nginx
```
or using Docker Compose:
```
nginx:
image: bitnami/nginx
links:
- ruby:yourapp
volumes:
- /path/to/vhost.conf:/bintami/nginx/conf/yourapp.conf
```
We started the nginx server, mounting the virtual host we created in
[Step 1](#step-1-create-a-virtual-host), and created a link to the Ruby server with the alias
`yourapp`.
# Maintenance
## Upgrade this image
Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Ruby, including security patches, soon after they are
made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.
### Step 1: Get the updated image
```bash
docker pull bitnami/ruby:latest
```
or if you're using Docker Compose, update the value of the image property to
`bitnami/ruby:latest`.
### Step 2: Remove the currently running container
```bash
docker rm -v ruby
```
or using Docker Compose:
```bash
docker-compose rm -v ruby
```
### Step 3: Run the new image
Re-create your container from the new image.
```bash
docker run --name ruby bitnami/ruby:latest
```
or using Docker Compose:
```bash
docker-compose start ruby
```
# Testing
This image is tested for expected runtime behavior, using the
[Bats](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats) testing framework. You can run the tests on your machine
using the `bats` command.
```
bats test.sh
```
# Contributing
We'd love for you to contribute to this Docker image. You can request new features by creating an
[issue](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ruby/issues), or submit a
[pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ruby/pulls) with your contribution.
# Issues
If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an
[issue](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ruby/issues). For us to provide better support,
be sure to include the following information in your issue:
- Host OS and version
- Docker version (`docker version`)
- Output of `docker info`
- Version of this container (`echo $BITNAMI_APP_VERSION` inside the container)
- The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive
information)
# License
Copyright 2015 Bitnami
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.