All - I have begun packaging this based on instructions found here as well as basing it off of PHP Lamp. It's still VERY rough (IE, doesn't fully build yet), but would appreciate some eyes on it.

https://git.cloudron.io/doodlemania2/pixelfed

Currently, I'm trying to decide whether the initial setup goes in Dockerfile (would think so) or in start.sh in the uninitialized section. It's been a VERY long while since I attempted to package something, so am more than a little rusty

Also, my run.sh is doing an artisan migrate force on each run - thinking that is a good thing cause run wouldn't know if the container updated, but maybe there's another pattern somewhere that is better.

cc: @girish

Could we get per app bandwidth consumption graphs!? Pretty please!!!!

https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand implements an outstanding VPN (more than just OpenVPN) solution for dummies to use. Full Ansible scripts available to construct VMs.
Other features include:
L2TP/IPsec using Libreswan and xl2tpd
A randomly chosen pre-shared key and password are generated.
Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS users can all connect using the native VPN support that is built into each operating system without installing any additional software.
Monit
Monitors process health and automatically restarts services in the unlikely event that they crash or become unresponsive.
OpenSSH
Windows and Android SSH tunnels are also supported, and a copy of the keypair is exported in the .ppk format that PuTTY requires.
Tinyproxy is installed and bound to localhost. It can be accessed over an SSH tunnel by programs that do not natively support SOCKS and that require an HTTP proxy, such as Twitter for Android.
An unprivileged forwarding user and SSH keypair are generated for sshuttle and SOCKS capabilities.
OpenConnect / Cisco AnyConnect
OpenConnect (ocserv) is an extremely high-performance and lightweight VPN server that also features full compatibility with the official Cisco AnyConnect clients.
The protocol is built on top of standards like HTTP, TLS, and DTLS, and it's one of the most popular and widely used VPN technologies among large multi-national corporations.
This means that in addition to its ease-of-use and speed, OpenConnect is also highly resistant to censorship and is almost never blocked.
OpenVPN
Self-contained "unified" .ovpn profiles are generated for easy client configuration using only a single file.
Both TCP and UDP connections are supported.
Client DNS resolution is handled via Dnsmasq to prevent DNS leaks.
TLS Authentication is enabled which helps protect against active probing attacks. Traffic that does not have the proper HMAC is simply dropped.
Shadowsocks
The high-performance libev variant is installed. This version is capable of handling thousands of simultaneous connections.
A QR code is generated that can be used to automatically configure the Android and iOS clients by simply taking a picture. You can tag '8.8.8.8' on that concrete wall, or you can glue the Shadowsocks instructions and some QR codes to it instead!
AEAD support is enabled using ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for enhanced security and improved GFW evasion.
The simple-obfs plugin is installed to provide robust traffic evasion on hostile networks (especially those implementing quality of service (QOS) throttling).
sslh
Sslh is a protocol demultiplexer that allows Nginx, OpenSSH, and OpenVPN to share port 443. This provides an alternative connection option and means that you can still route traffic via OpenSSH and OpenVPN even if you are on a restrictive network that blocks all access to non-HTTP ports.
Stunnel
Listens for and wraps OpenVPN connections. This makes them look like standard SSL traffic and allows OpenVPN clients to successfully establish tunnels even in the presence of Deep Packet Inspection.
Unified profiles for stunnel-wrapped OpenVPN connections are generated alongside the direct connection profiles. Detailed instructions are also generated.
The stunnel certificate and key are exported in PKCS #12 format so they are compatible with other SSL tunneling applications. Notably, this enables OpenVPN for Android to tunnel its traffic through SSLDroid. OpenVPN in China on a mobile device? Yes!
Tor
A bridge relay is set up with a random nickname.
Obfsproxy is installed and configured with support for the obfs4 pluggable transport.
A BridgeQR code is generated that can be used to automatically configure Orbot for Android.
UFW
Firewall rules are configured for every service, and any traffic that is sent to an unauthorized port will be blocked.
unattended-upgrades
Your Streisand server is configured to automatically install new security updates.
WireGuard
Linux users can take advantage of this next-gen, simple, kernel-based, state-of-the-art VPN that also happens to be ridiculously fast and uses modern cryptographic principles that all other highspeed VPN solutions lack.

Just a quick update to those watching this space. I've got the app loading the DB and getting up and running now. Last things to deal with are:

1. An apache error that throws out a 403, probably my .htaccess
2. Moving the logs to /run
3. Try one more time to leverage /app/code but at least this way works!

It's destined to be a standard app for Cloudron so will support server reboots, etc. Some tweaks will need to be made by the CR teams for it to move into the app store but will work with them on those over the coming days.

Following closely. I've offered to package this and seatable as soon as they get ready!

I can attest that it is definitely NOT a good idea to add more Docker images to a CR box outside of CR. CR assumes it has full use of the box, so, anything additional you add can and possibly will break things

I've packaged this here: https://git.cloudron.io/doodlemania2/pixelfed it's just waiting for review but works if you'd like to try it out.

Would it be possible to get a measurement of bandwidth used per month per container (in and out)?

This is something I've personally been looking for forever! So, great find. Given the proprietary bits, we likely CAN package it as CE and then one would need to just 'upgrade' it per their terms. CR does this with another package (Confluence maybe?) already.

The compose file looks like we could take it apart for CR based use decently, but we'd really need the original Dockerfile files to really do it. Those don't appear to be published anywhere accessible. If you find them, I'd be happy to take a closer look at packaging it for you.

The alternative looks VERY promising, but they are brand new (baserow) and haven't published a repo yet.

@jdaviescoates would love assistance! am currently waiting on the TURN addon in CR to support API authentication (where I'm currently blocked). There are scads of other improvements I've not even started on if you'd like to take a swing at it - my alpha testing was to just get it to run. Am able to do so, but again, needs lots of cleaning (and the TURN stuff).

@girish - can you mark this as WIP for testing?

Thanks for the update good sir!

@girish - i watched the video and was able to discern most of your setup, but would still appreciate a sanity check if you have time on how you got your test harness up and running. Having troubles getting Selinium to "run"

Can you tell me a bit about your setup? I assume this is a Linux desktop distro? Any pointers on initial setup would be appreciated!

I can run a test instance for you @girish on Azure with NVidia et al using the N series VMs if you like/need a tester. Couple different config options to play with. Just LMK

@girish It's a different API from S3 to be sure, but isn't complex. Great work @mfcodeworks - that'd be huge for backups. Currently, I've got Minio running in Azure App Services where all my backups point.

On the DNS side, I simple use a wildcard setup in Azure DNS, so no API interface needed, but if @mfcodeworks can create one for Azure DNS that can work against the API, that too would expand the options for DNS hosting.

One additional note - for "live" storage, I'm currently testing NFS on Azure Storage preview to see if the IO performs well enough to make it the primary store, instead of really expensive 'disks.' Looking really good so far!

I've got one up and running on a public endpoint, no sweat. I just set the server to only allow queries from my IP range, deny all by default.

Any update on when we might could see network graphs per app?

Been playing with Directus this weekend. It looks quite polished. The main challenge I see right now would be using it against a non-provided DB, which may not be an issue, but something to think about.
Will keep at it!