moodle-docker-compose

moodle-docker-compose is a the localhost/development version of my moodle website

Features:

• Tested only on a Linux/Debian host
• php-fpm 7.2
• Moodle 3.5
• mysql:5.7
• phpmyadmin

Why using moodle on docker?

• Not having to repeat each operations each migration/upgrade
• Reuse existing moodle website and customize it a lot
• Not having to install libraries on host machine
• Easier moodle upgrade (rebuild image)

Security consideration

Passwords are stored in Docker image in moodle configuration file

This is not considered a good practice, but is the easy way

Usage: Import an existing moodle website

1- Configuration

Creates a ".secrets" file at the root containing MySQL passwords:

MYSQL_PASSWORD=XXYYZZ
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=XXYYZZ

2- Build

In terminal:

make clean
make install

This will build a docker-compose directory in dist/ from localhost template in src/

3- Run

In terminal:

make docker-up

It does a docker-compose up in dist/

Now you can open http://localhost/info.php to check the php status

4- Restore database

You can use phpmyadmin to import a dump http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

Creates user moodleuser with access granted to database moodle with password MYSQL_PASSWORD that is in .secrets

5- Restore moodledata

Stop docker-compose

Copy existing content of moodledata in the new ./dist/volumes/moodle/moodledata

3- Moodle upgrade

In terminal

make docker-up

Now go to http://localhost/moodle/