Inception

Project Overview

Inception is a system administration project that focuses on using Docker to set up a small infrastructure composed of different services. The project involves creating and configuring multiple Docker containers to host a WordPress website with a MySQL database, all served through an Nginx web server with SSL/TLS encryption.

Key Features

• Containerized Services: Separate containers for Nginx, WordPress (with php-fpm), and MariaDB
• Secure Communication: NGINX configured with TLSv1.2 or TLSv1.3
• Data Persistence: Volumes for WordPress database and website files
• Network Isolation: Custom Docker network for inter-container communication
• Automatic Restart: Containers configured to restart on crash
• Environment Variables: Sensitive information stored in .env file

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose

Directory Structure

├── Makefile
└── srcs
    ├── docker-compose.yml
    ├── .env
    └── requirements
        ├── mariadb
        │   ├── Dockerfile
        │   └── conf
        ├── nginx
        │   ├── Dockerfile
        │   └── conf
        └── wordpress
            ├── Dockerfile
            └── conf

Setup and Usage

• Clone the repository
• Navigate to the project root
• Create a .env file in the srcs directory with necessary environment variables
• Run make to build and start the containers

Makefile Commands

• make: Build and start all services
• make down: Stop and remove all containers
• make clean: Remove all containers, networks, and volumes

Bonus Features

The project includes optional bonus features:

• Redis cache for WordPress
• FTP server
• Static website (non-PHP)
• Adminer

Notes

• All configuration files must be in the srcs folder
• Custom Dockerfiles are used to build images
• No pre-built Docker images are used (except for base Alpine or Debian)
• The WordPress database has two users, including an administrator