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docker-openldap
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A Docker image running OpenLDAP on Debian stable ("wheezy" at the moment). The
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Dockerfile is inspired by the well written one from
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[cnry/openldap](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/cnry/openldap/), but as said
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before, running a stable Debian and be a little less verbose, but more complete
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in the configuration.
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NOTE: On purpose, there is no secured channel (TLS/SSL), because I believe that
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this service should never be exposed to the internet, but only be used directly
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by Docker containers using the `--link` option.
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Usage
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The most simple form would be to start the application like so (however this is
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not the recommended way - see above):
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docker run -d -p 389:389 -e SLAPD_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -e SLAPD_DOMAIN=ldap.example.org dinkel/openldap
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To get the full potential this image offers, one should first create a data-only
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container (see "Data persistence" below), start the OpenLDAP daemon as follows:
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docker run -d -name openldap --volumes-from your-data-container dinkel/openldap
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An application talking to OpenLDAP should then `--link` the container:
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docker run -d --link openldap:openldap image-using-openldap
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The name after the colon in the `--link` section is the hostname where the
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OpenLDAP daemon is listening to (the port is the default port `389`).
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Configuration (environment variables)
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-------------------------------------
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For the first run one has to set at least two envrironment variables. The first
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SLAPD_PASSWORD
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sets the password for the `admin` user.
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The second
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SLAPD_DOMAIN
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sets the DC (Domain component) parts. E.g. if one sets it to `ldap.example.org`,
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the generated base DC parts would be `...,dc=ldap,dc=example,dc=org`.
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There is an optinal third variable
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SLAPD_ORGANIZATION (defaults to $SLAPD_DOMAIN)
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that represents the human readable company name (e.g. `Example Inc.`).
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2015-02-18 19:43:34 +00:00
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The fourth (somewhat) optional variable
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SLAPD_CONFIG_PASSWORD
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allows password protected access to the `dn=config` branch. This helps to
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reconfigure the server without interruption (read the
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[official documentation](http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/guide.html#Configuring%20slapd)).
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2015-02-18 15:23:34 +00:00
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After the first start of the image (and the initial configuration), these
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envirnonment variables are not evaluated anymore.
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Data persistence
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The image exposes the directory, where the data is written
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(`VOLUME ["/var/lib/ldap"`). Please make sure that
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these directories are saved (in a data-only container or alike) in order to make
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sure that everything is restored after a new restart of the application.
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