Project Overview

Inception 42 is a system administration exercise focused on creating a small infrastructure using Docker. This project aims to deepen understanding of system administration concepts through practical application.

Key Components

1. Virtual Machine: The entire project is set up on a virtual machine.

2. Docker and Docker Compose: Used for creating and managing containers.

3. Custom Docker Images: Self-created Dockerfiles for each service, built from Alpine or Debian (penultimate stable version).

4. Services/Containers:

   • NGINX with TLSv1.2 or TLSv1.3
   • WordPress + php-fpm
   • MariaDB

5. Volumes:

   • WordPress database
   • WordPress website files

6. Docker Network: Establishes connections between containers.

7. Domain Configuration: Set up login.42.fr pointing to the local IP address.

Security Measures

• NGINX as the only entrypoint (port 443)
• Use of environment variables (preferably in a .env file)
• No passwords in Dockerfiles

Project Structure

• Makefile: Sets up the entire application using docker-compose.yml
• Directory Structure: Includes a 'srcs' folder for configuration files

Bonus Features

• Redis cache
• FTP server
• Static website (non-PHP)
• Adminer
• Additional useful service (implementer's choice)

Key Emphases

• Proper Docker practices
• Security considerations
• Multi-container application implementation using Docker Compose

Skill and technology

• Docker
• Docker-compose
• microservice
• Nginx
• SQL
• shell script
• Php
• adminer
• Wordpress
• SSL
• FTP
• SSH
• redis
• mariadb
• DevOps

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/abouramd/Inception_42.git

cd Inception_42

cd src

cp .env.example .env

vim .env # edit the .env file with your own configuration

sudo  echo "127.0.0.1    abdelhay.42.fr" >> /etc/hosts # add the hostname that you choose in your loop back

cd .. 

make

Acknowledgments

This project is part of the curriculum at 42 School.