Run Activepieces - Open-Source Business Automation - In Docker
23#ActivePieces #Docker #Automation
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials...
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What is Activepieces?
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[Activepieces is an open-source] alternative to Zapier. Automate your work for free and without writing code, keep your data on your machine. - https://github.com/activepieces/activ...
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Installing Docker
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01. Log into the Linux based device
02. Run the following commands in the terminal
install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
add docker gpg key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
add docker software repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
install docker
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
enable and start docker service
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su - $USER
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Building Activepieces from Source
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01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/activepieces -p && mkdir ~/docker/postgresql -p && mkdir ~/docker/redis -p
clone source code from github
git clone https://github.com/activepieces/activ... ~/docker/activepieces
change directory
cd ~/docker/activepieces
create .env
sh tools/deploy.sh
edit .env
sudo nano .env
02. Edit the following fields in the .env file
AP_FRONTEND_URL=http://≪%DNSorIP%≫:8990
AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE=active_pieces
AP_POSTGRES_HOST=≪%Docker Host DNSorIP%≫
AP_POSTGRES_PORT=5432
AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME=active_pieces_rw
AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Act1veP1EcES!
AP_REDIS_HOST=≪%Docker Host DNSorIP%≫
AP_REDIS_PORT=6379
AP_TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes and exit
04. Continue with the following commands in the terminal
build the activepieces image
docker buildx build -t local/activepieces:latest .
05. The build process will take several minutes to complete
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Running Activepieces
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01. Continue following commands in a terminal window
note the sha256 in the build output, the first 12 characters can be used to interact with the new image
list available images
docker image ls
run the postgesql container
docker run -d --name postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=active_pieces_rw -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Act1veP1EcES! -e POSTGRES_DB=active_pieces -e POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS="--encoding=UTF-8" --network host -v ~/docker/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data --restart=unless-stopped postgres:latest
run the redis container
docker run -d --name redis -v ~/docker/redis:/data --network host --restart=unless-stopped redis
run activepieces container
--dns is optional if using IP addresses instead of DNS names in .env
docker run -d --name=activepieces --env-file ~/docker/activepieces/.env --dns="192.168.0.1" -p 8990:80 --restart=unless-stopped local/activepieces
02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8990
03. Enter a first name, last name, email address and password ≫ Click Sign up
04. Welcome to Activepieces
Documentation: https://www.activepieces.com/docs/ins...
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