Inception

This project has been created as part of the 42 curriculum by ade-rese.

Inception

Description

The Inception project aims to deepen understanding of Docker and containerization by setting up a complete web services infrastructure, orchestrated using Docker Compose.

The project involves deploying several interconnected Docker containers, each with a specific responsibility, while complying with strict security, configuration, and isolation rules.
The infrastructure is based on:

An NGINX server with SSL that depends on wordpress and mariadb
A WordPress with PHP-FPM which depends on mariadb
A MariaDB database
Persistent volumes
A dedicated Docker network

for the bonus part we add to the infrastructure:

Redis to manage the cache of our wordpress
Adminer to manage different types of databases without needing multiple tools
An FTP server (File Transfer Protocol) that point on wordpress volumes
A Static WebPage
And a service of my choice here I chose Grafana

The main objective is to understand how to design, configure, and maintain a Docker-based architecture without using pre-built images.

Instructions

Prerequisites

Docker
Docker Compose

Installation

Clone :

git clone git@vogsphere.42paris.fr:vogsphere/intra-uuid-4bb2940d-4bce-4ba8-969b-282bc9b21f24-7121473-ade-rese inception
cd inception

Create a .env file in the srcs repository :

touch ./inception/srcs/.env

DOMAIN_NAME=ade-rese.42.fr

# MYSQL SETUP
MYSQL_USER=ade-rese
MYSQL_PASSWORD=123456789
MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=123456789

# WORDPRESS SETUP
WORDPRESS_VERSION=latest
WORDPRESS_TITLE=inception
WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER=GOD
WORDPRESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=123456789
WORDPRESS_ADMIN_EMAIL=god@complex.com
WORDPRESS_USER=ade-rese
WORDPRESS_PASSWORD=123456789
WORDPRESS_EMAIL=ade-rese@42paris.fr

# FTP SETUP
FTP_USER=ade-rese
FTP_PASSWORD=123456789

Launch it :

make

or

docker-compose up --build

Clean up :

make clean

or

docker compose down
docker-compose down -v

or

make fclean

or

docker system prune -af

Docker & Design Choices Using Docker

Docker allows each service to be isolated in an independent container, facilitating:

Environment reproducibility
Maintenance
Security
Deployment Each service has its own Dockerfile, ensuring total control over the image built.

Virtual Machines vs Docker

Virtual Machines	Docker
Emulates a complete OS	Shares the host kernel
More resource-intensive	Lightweight and fast
Slow startup	Near-instantaneous startup
Strong isolation	Sufficient isolation for most cases