LipidLynxX in a docker environment

[tdrose]

Docker installation for LipidLynX

Many webtools run nowadays in a docker environment, to simplify the installation and maintaining process.
Maybe a dockerfile & instructions can be included in the repository.

Here are instructions I made, how to run the app in a docker container:

Steps

Clone LipidLynxX

git clone --depth=50 --branch=master https://github.com/SysMedOs/LipidLynxX.git LipidLynxX

Modify Configuration

Change the app_url variable in the file LipidLynxX/lynx/config.ini to 0.0.0.0

Build Docker container

sudo docker build -t lipidlynx .

Run the image

sudo docker run -p 127.0.0.1:5000:1399 lipidlynx

Access LipidLynxX

open http://127.0.0.1:5000 in your webbrowser

Dockerfile

FROM python:3.7-buster

COPY . .

WORKDIR /LipidLynxX
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

EXPOSE 1399

# Important In the file LipidLynxX/lynx/config.ini, the app_url has to be set to 0.0.0.0 !
CMD ["python", "LipidLynxX.py"]

[ZhixuNi]

Hi @tdrose !

Many thanks for the suggestions.

I've tested your Dockerfile and protocols.
Due to some changes the python 3.7 will not work and the link to start the LipidLynxX web GUI is also changed to http://127.0.0.1:5000/lipidlynxx

Updated Dockerfile:

Create LipidLynxX/Dockerfile with following content

FROM python:3.8-buster

COPY . .

WORKDIR .
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

EXPOSE 1399

# Important In the file LipidLynxX/lynx/config.ini, the app_url has to be set to 0.0.0.0 !
CMD ["python", "LipidLynxX.py"]

Modify Configuration

Change the app_url variable in the file LipidLynxX/lynx/config.ini to 0.0.0.0

Build Docker container

sudo docker build -t lynx .

Run the image

sudo docker run -p 127.0.0.1:5000:1399 lynx

Access LipidLynxX

open http://127.0.0.1:5000/lipidlynxx in your web browser

I've tested steps above and it is working on my Ubuntu 20.04.

Many thanks for your contribution. The docker installation will be add into next main commit.
We are making currently some other big changes, thus there will be a bit delay till I finally make the commit.

Thanks again for providing this detailed instruction @tdrose !

[tdrose]

I did not test it with the latest commits. Thanks for updating the instruction!
This is a great tool and I am happy to contribute.