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# Note: The 5e.tools domain upon which this image relies is offline indefinitely. This image will not work until this situation is resolved.
This is a simple image for hosting your own 5eTools instance. It is based on the Apache `httpd` image and uses a heavily-modified version of the auto-updater script from the [5eTools wiki](https://wiki.5e.tools/index.php/5eTools_Install_Guide). This image is built from [this GitHub repository](https://github.com/Jafner/5etools-docker).
# Usage with Docker Run
## Quickstart
You can quick-start this image by running:
`docker run -d -p 80:80 --rm --name 5etools-docker -v 5etools:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs jafner/5etools-docker`
Then give the container a minute or two to come online and it will be accessible at `localhost`.
When you stop the container, it will automatically delete itself. The downloaded files will remain in the 5etools volume, so you can always start the container back up by re-running the command.
### Getting token images
You can configure the container's initialization script to download image files by setting the `IMG` environment variable:
`docker run -d -p 80:80 --rm --name 5etools-docker -v 5etools:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs -e IMG=true jafner/5etools-docker`
This will add a significant amount of time to the container's initialization.
The `-e` flag specifies a Docker environment variable, which is passed into the container's shell environment and allows for customization of the container during the run command. Here, the environment variable is named `IMG` and this command sets the value to `true`.
### Using a persistent volume
By default, this container uses a Docker-managed persistent volume for the server files. This allows the downloaded 5eTools files to persist, even if the container is destroyed. Alternatively, you can use a host directory mapping to share files between your host file system and the container.
#### Using a host directory mapping
You can persist your container's data by mapping a directory in the host's file system into the container. Assuming you want to use the directory `~/5etools-docker` on the host:
1. Create the directories with `mkdir -p ~/5etools-docker/htdocs/download`. This will create the three nested directories necessary to run the container.
2. Run the container with `docker run -d -p 80:80 --rm --name 5etools-docker -v ~/5etools-docker/htdocs:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs`
Note: host directory mappings must be absolute (cannot use `.` to refer to working directory). However, you can still refer to your working directory with `${PWD}`.
### Updating the container
Because this image is built on the auto-updater script, updating the container is very simple. Restart the container with `docker restart 5etools-docker`. When it restarts, the container will automatically check for an update and download it before starting.
Note: there is no way to disable this auto-updating behavior except to never restart the container. If you want a specific version of the container, it is recommended that you look into using the `httpd` image instead.
### Using a different port
Change the value on the left side of the `-p 80:80` flag to the desired port. Leave the value on the right alone.
### Integrating a reverse proxy
Supporting integration of a reverse proxy is beyond the scope of this guide.
However, any instructions which work for the base `httpd` (Apache) image, should also work for this, as it is minimally different.
# Usage with Docker Compose
Create the `~/5etools-docker/docker-compose.yml` file with your preferred text editor. Then add the following contents:
```yml
version: '3'
services:
5etools:
image: jafner/5etools-docker
container_name: 5etools-docker
volumes:
# to switch from a Docker-managed volume to a host directory mapping,
# comment out the "- 5etools:..." line,
# and uncomment the "- ~/5etools-docker/htdocs:..." line
# make sure the ~/5etools-docker/htdocs/download folder exists before onlining the stack
- 5etools:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs # comment this line
#- ~/5etools-docker/htdocs:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs # uncomment this line
ports:
- 80:80
volumes:
5etools:
```
This version has a persistent Docker-managed volume. If you would like to auto-load homebrew, you will need to switch to a host directory mapping, following the instructions in the Compose file.
# Auto-loading homebrew
To use auto-loading homebrew, you will need to use a host directory mapping as described above.
1. Start the container (using either `docker run` or `docker-compose`) and wait for the container to finish starting. You can monitor its progress with `docker logs -f 5etools-docker`.
2. Assuming you are using the mapping `~/5etools-docker/htdocs:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs` place your homebrew json files into the `~/5etools-docker/htdocs/homebrew/` folder, then add their filenames to the `~/5etools-docker/htdocs/homebrew/index.json` file.
For example, if your homebrew folder contains:
```
index.json
'Jafner; JafnerBrew Campaigns.json'
'Jafner; JafnerBrew Collection.json'
'Jafner; Legendary Tomes of Knowledge.json'
'KibblesTasty; Artificer (Revised).json'
```
Then your `index.json` should look like:
```json
{
"readme": [
"NOTE: This feature is designed for use in user-hosted copies of the site, and not for integrating \"official\" 5etools content.",
"The \"production\" version of the site (i.e., not the development ZIP) has this feature disabled. You can re-enable it by replacing `IS_DEPLOYED = \"X.Y.Z\";` in the file `js/utils.js`, with `IS_DEPLOYED = undefined;`",
"This file contains as an index for other homebrew files, which should be placed in the same directory.",
"For example, add \"My Homebrew.json\" to the \"toImport\" array below, and have a valid JSON homebrew file in this (\"homebrew/\") directory."
],
"toImport": [
"Jafner; JafnerBrew Collection.json",
"Jafner; JafnerBrew Campaigns.json",
"Jafner; Legendary Tomes of Knowledge.json",
"KibblesTasty; Artificer (Revised).json"
]
}
```
Note the commas after each entry except the last in each array.
See the [wiki page](https://wiki.5e.tools/index.php/5eTools_Install_Guide) for more information.