Running Docker Apps on Cloudron

[Kubernetes]

Hi there,

Currently I have three Apps that I run with Docker on another Server and use the Cloudron App Proxy to reach them because they are not listed in the Cloudron App "Store".

I wonder if there are better approaches than that? Any recommendations? In general I would prefer to run them on Cloudron Host.

Best,
Michael

PS: List of the three Apps:

• https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding
• https://github.com/deiucanta/chatpad
• https://github.com/CorentinTh/it-tools

[murgero]

That is probably one of the best ways to do it BUT if you don't mind reading documentation, I'd recommend reading the packaging docs: https://docs.cloudron.io/packaging/tutorial/

Really just need to a couple small changes to dockerfile then make a CloudronMaifest.json

[timconsidine]

@Kubernetes just FYI :

• I use Chatpad as a desktop app, rather than packaging it : works well
• I have done a custom package of Chatbot-ui at https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/chatgpt-ui

Appreciate that it doesn't answer your question directly, but @murgero has.

Chatbot-ui only supports GPT3.5 but I don't have a key for ChatGPT4 yet, so that's not a problem for me.
(I use the OpenAI plus subscription for ChatGPT4 usage)

[Kubernetes]

@murgero @timconsidine thanks for you replies.

I was aware of the packaging. But I didn't have experience with the private docker registries. I did install the Chatbot-ui from @timconsidine successfully.

I also tried to modify "IT-Tools" to get it deployed to Cloudron, but without success. I think the problem is that it tries to write by default to a read-only location and I don't know yet how to change that.

Later I will also try with Linkding - but I guess it will similar regarding the read-only issue...

[timconsidine]

@Kubernetes it-tools is really neat, thanks for introducing it.
I tried a 'coffee-break' packaging of it-tools, meaning I checked to see if it could be packaged 'out of the box'.
Sadly for me it couldn't although I didn't explore why.
Maybe I will try again later with a bit more time and effort

[Kubernetes]

I got it-tools running after adding this to the nginx.conf file:

client_body_temp_path /run/client_body;
proxy_temp_path /run/proxy_temp;
fastcgi_temp_path /run/fastcgi_temp;
scgi_temp_path /run/scgi_temp;
uwsgi_temp_path /run/uwsgi_temp;

[timconsidine]

@Kubernetes cool, well done !

[Kubernetes]

However I was not able to get linkding running in Cloudron. I get error messages regarding bootstrap.sh and at the moment I have no idea where the real problem is.

[girish]

If you package them for Cloudron, leave a note in the corresponding App Wishlist with a link to the repo and maybe we can look into getting them published. But otherwise, it's not possible to run plain ol' docker images directly on Cloudron.

[Kubernetes]

@girish Done - I have created a App Wishlist Entry for IT-Tools. I hope I did everything the right way

[Kubernetes]

I start to like packaging Apps for Cloudron

So, two of my three Apps are running in Cloudron and I published the packages repos in the App Wishlist.

Next thing will be Linkding... but I am not sure if I can really make it...

[girish]

@Kubernetes awesome, thanks. Will take a look.

[robi]

@girish said in Running Docker Apps on Cloudron:

If you package them for Cloudron, leave a note in the corresponding App Wishlist with a link to the repo and maybe we can look into getting them published. But otherwise, it's not possible to run plain ol' docker images directly on Cloudron.

Indirectly you could by using sysbox. What happened to making it an option for an app build?