Introduction

This project uses docker to auto deploy a java web application to tomcat. You can choose to select a war file from your local file system or download from a private maven repository.

Architecture

The following components are used:

• Java 7
• Docker
• Apache Tomcat

Setup

1. You need Docker installed: Docker Setup Guide

2. Make sure your default docker machine is listed:

   docker-machine ls

   Otherwise you have to create one

   docker-machine create -d virtualbox --engine-env KEY=VALUE default

3. Build the image:

   This builds a docker image with tomcat set up

   $bin/build.sh

4. Start/run the image:

   This runs the image and deploys the application war file to webapps folder under tomcat.

   $bin/start.sh

   For debugging, a temporary folder with mapped folders to logs and webapps folder under tomcat is created. You can change the location in settings.sh.

5. Stop the image:

   This stops the running tomcat and thereby stopping the docker image.

   $bin/stop.sh

   It will also remove all temporary folders created when start command is run.

6. Destroy the image:

   This destroys the created docker image.

   $bin/destroy.sh