Run InvoiceNinja - Invoice and Payment Manager - in Docker
20#InvoiceNinja #Invoice #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0820.html
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What is InvoiceNinja?
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[InvoiceNinja is a] powerful suite of features to invoice clients, facilitate payment, track-time & tasks, expenses, and more. - https://www.invoiceninja.com/invoicing-features/
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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 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 - $USER
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Running the InvoiceNinja Container
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01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the InvoiceNinja Docker container and run it
# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/invoiceninja/{public,storage} -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p && mkdir ~/docker/nginx -p
# download the invoiceninja nginx config
wget -O ~/docker/nginx/invoiceninja.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/invoiceninja/dockerfiles/master/config/nginx/in-vhost.conf
# update the config file with the invoiceninja container name
sed -i 's/fastcgi_pass app:9000;/fastcgi_pass invoiceninja:9000;/g' ~/docker/nginx/invoiceninja.conf && sed -i 's/listen 80 default_server;/listen 80;/g' ~/docker/nginx/invoiceninja.conf
# set ownership on the working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
# allow the container to write to files/ and settings.php
sudo chmod a+rwx -R ~/docker/invoiceninja
# run the mariadb docker container
docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=invoiceninja_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='!nv0ic3Ninj@!' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=invoiceninja -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3006 --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest
# generate application key
docker run --rm -it invoiceninja/invoiceninja php artisan key:generate --show
# run the invoiceninja container
# change the IN_USER_EMAIL and IN_PASSWORD variables to setup the default user
# update the APP_KEY variable with the key generated earlier
docker run -d --name=invoiceninja --link mariadb -p 8080:80 -v ~/docker/invoiceninja/public:/var/www/app/public -v ~/docker/invoiceninja/storage:/var/www/app/storage -e IN_USER_EMAIL='i12bretro@i12bretro.local' -e IN_PASSWORD='SomethingSecure!' -e REQUIRE_HTTPS=false -e APP_ENV='production' -e APP_DEBUG=0 -e APP_URL='http://ubuntuserver.local:8080' -e APP_KEY='≪%key generated earlier%≫' -e APP_CIPHER='AES-256-CBC' -e DB_TYPE='mysql' -e DB_STRICT='false' -e DB_HOST='mariadb' -e DB_DATABASE='invoiceninja' -e DB_USERNAME='invoiceninja_rw' -e DB_PASSWORD='!nv0ic3Ninj@!' --restart=unless-stopped invoiceninja/invoiceninja
# run the nginx container
docker run --name nginx --link invoiceninja -p 8081:80 -v ~/docker/invoiceninja/public:/var/www/app/public:ro -v ~/docker/nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro -d nginx
02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8081
03. Login with the Email and Password setup in the InvoiceNinja container variables ≫ Click Login with email
04. On the Welcome dialog, enter a company name and select the Light or Dark theme ≫ Click Save
05. Welcome to InvoiceNinja
Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/invoiceninja/invoiceninja
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