topic Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco? in Alfresco Forum

How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Mon, 24 May 2021 11:39:11 GMT

This is a continuation from this prototyping effort.

I've prepared amp volumes for my dockered Alfresco and Share, and test amps for both to test amp deployment.

Yes, amp packages were copied in amps and amps_share folders, but not deployed AFAIK.

Have I missed some step?

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

angelborroy — Mon, 24 May 2021 11:41:44 GMT

Probably you missed this line in your Dockerfile extensions:

https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-docker-installer/blob/master/generators/app/templates/images/alfresco/Dockerfile#L13

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Mon, 24 May 2021 11:53:49 GMT

Thanks, but can it be done via docker-compose.yml file? I've used only docker-compose so far, I haven't edited any Dockerfile, and I don't know how to do it if images are downloaded and handled by docker-compose.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

angelborroy — Mon, 24 May 2021 12:08:07 GMT

It looks like default Docker Image deploys AMPS located in ${TOMCAT_DIR}/amps

https://github.com/Alfresco/acs-community-packaging/blob/master/docker-alfresco/Dockerfile#L22

So you can attach a Docker Volume to this path and that should work.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Mon, 24 May 2021 12:50:40 GMT

I configured volumes and AMPs are in amps and amps_share folders in containers, but not deployed.

I tried to do it outside, with script, but I got boggled in syntax quagmire:

#! /bin/sh

echo "Alfresco..."

#docker exec -it docker-alfresco_alfresco_1 'java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install /usr/local/tomcat/amps -directory -nobackup -force'
docker exec docker-alfresco_alfresco_1 bash -c "java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar \"install /usr/local/tomcat/amps -directory -nobackup -force\""

echo "Share..."

#docker exec -it docker-alfresco_share_1 'java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install /usr/local/tomcat/amps_share -directory -nobackup -force'
docker exec docker-alfresco_share_1 bash -c "java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar \"install /usr/local/tomcat/amps_share -directory -nobackup -force\""

Interesting that about deploying in Dockerfile, maybe deploys were tried but unsuccessful.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

abhinavmishra14 — Mon, 24 May 2021 14:01:42 GMT

@joko71 Have a look at this thread, it may be helpful: https://github.com/Alfresco/acs-community-deployment/issues/131

Steps to make use of docker-compose and dockerfile in combination to deploy custom amps/jar/configs etc: https://github.com/Alfresco/acs-community-deployment/issues/131#issuecomment-691300550

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

SmallHeathTommy — Mon, 24 May 2021 19:17:24 GMT

I find it easiest to add the dependency in the platform-docker pom file, which will just push the dependencies into the target > extension folder.

Edit: Just realized your interest is not with SDK. Here is how I am doing it:

export TOMCAT_DIR=/usr/local/tomcat
export JAVA_DIR=/usr/java/default/bin

docker cp ${DEPLOYMENT_LOC}/alfresco-outlook-repository-2.8.0.amp dams_alfresco_1:${TOMCAT_DIR}/amps

ocker cp ${DEPLOYMENT_LOC}/alfresco-outlook-share-2.8.0.amp dams_share_1:${TOMCAT_DIR}/amps_share/

docker exec -u 0 dams_share_1 ${JAVA_DIR}/java -jar ${TOMCAT_DIR}/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install ${TOMCAT_DIR}/amps_share ${TOMCAT_DIR}/webapps/share -directory -nobackup -force
docker exec -u 0 dams_alfresco_1 ${JAVA_DIR}/java -jar ${TOMCAT_DIR}/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install ${TOMCAT_DIR}/amps ${TOMCAT_DIR}/webapps/alfresco -directory -nobackup -force

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Tue, 25 May 2021 05:56:46 GMT

I've made some kind of progress, I managed to execute these two commands inside the containers without error:

java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install /usr/local/tomcat/amps/pdf-toolkit-repo-1.4.0.amp /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/alfresco -directory -nobackup -force

java -jar /usr/local/tomcat/alfresco-mmt/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar install /usr/local/tomcat/amps_share/pdf-toolkit-share-1.4.0.amp /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/share -directory -nobackup -force

Updates from before are the specific amp in the command and the exploded WAR location.

But, no trace of deployed amp inside the folder structure.

I've noticed that the structure of these amps are obsolete maybe, not in accordance to the new structure.

Can you give me an example of already built amp which is in accordance with the Alfresco 7.0 structure? TIA

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

angelborroy — Tue, 25 May 2021 06:31:55 GMT

You can do that in this way.

Once the Docker Container is started, you can't modify the WAR (or deployed webapp) and reload the application.

You need to learn how to extend official Dockerfile in order to apply AMPS / JARS to Alfresco Web Applications.

Or you can use Alfresco Docker Installer project, that does this for you.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

EddieMay — Tue, 25 May 2021 11:18:05 GMT

Hi @joko71

Unfortunately that reply from DavisHale1 (now banned) was spam - I've removed the comment & also edited out the hyperlink in your copied response.

Sorry about that

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Tue, 25 May 2021 12:54:02 GMT

I've exported these folders to my volumes folder which are key for web script deployment:

docker cp docker-alfresco_alfresco_1:/usr/local/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension ./volumes/webscript_context
docker cp docker-alfresco_alfresco_1:/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes ./volumes/webscript_classes
docker cp docker-alfresco_alfresco_1:/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib ./volumes/webscript_libs

I'll try to deploy Java code, JARs and XML in their respective folders and see how it goes. Wish me luck!

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

angelborroy — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:25:03 GMT

Again: I don't think this is the right way of doing that.

You could do easilier by following some of the recommendations we gave you before.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:36:22 GMT

I appreciate what you're saying, but rebuilding image every time code is updated it seems like overkill to me. If this fails, I can always revert.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Wed, 26 May 2021 09:09:44 GMT

Update: This approach works.

I've made a test webscript and deployed it on my volumes and it works.

Only one has to be careful with Linux volume permissions, because Alfresco will complain and not work when docker-compose is started.

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

EddieMay — Wed, 26 May 2021 09:49:38 GMT

Hi @joko71

Glad you've found a workable solution! If you think this would be useful to other people, would you be willing to write up your method, etc?

Take care,

Re: How to deploy amps on dockered Alfresco?

joko71 — Wed, 26 May 2021 11:03:14 GMT

Maybe I will, it's still early to tell if this actually works. Everything is empty, Alfresco and a server which is to communicate with it.