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FaunaDB w/ Docker Compose

This setup contains two separate services -- one for running the DB platform itself, and one for the shell used to interface with that platform.

Using the Dockerized Fauna Shell

Running docker-compose up will activate both the DB and Fauna shell services, removing any need to deal with dependencies on your own machine.

Accessing the Shell

Enter the container to use the shell with the following:

docker-compose exec --user root shell /bin/bash

Running Only the DB Service

To run only the DB, use docker-compose up shell. In order to use the Fauna shell with that DB, you'll need to set it up on your machine:

Set Up the Fauna Shell

Outside your container, you'll need to separately install the fauna-shell for interacting with FaunaDB via command line. Dig into the package more here.

Install the CLI

npm install -g fauna-shell

Configure the Shell

Create a ~/.fauna-shell configuration file.

touch ~/.fauna-shell

Place the following in that file. These values will set up the shell to interface with your running FaunaDB container.

default=localhost

[localhost]
domain=127.0.0.1
port=8443
scheme=http
secret=secret

Create a DB

Run the following:

fauna create-database mydatabase

Start up a shell with your newly created database with the following:

fauna shell mydatabase

Use a Pretty UI Locally

For a pretty web interface through which to managed your local databases, see FaunaDB's Developer Dashboard.