Run Virola-server in Docker Container on CentOS Linux

We tested this instruction on freshly installed CentOS 7, CentOS Stream 8, 9

1. Install Docker Engine on CentOS Linux

   sudo yum install -y yum-utils
   sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
   sudo yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
   sudo systemctl start docker
   

2. Download the Virola Server Docker Image

   sudo yum install -y wget
   wget https://virola.io/downloads/1.0.19.22100315/virola-server-docker-1.0.19.22100315.tar.gz
   

3. Load the Docker Image into Container
   

   docker load < virola-server-docker-1.0.19.22100315.tar.gz
   

4. Run Virola server in Docker

   docker run -it --rm -p 8888:7777/tcp -p 8888:7777/udp -v $HOME/virola-storage:/virola providesupport/virola-server:latest
   

   Where:
   • 8888 — the port you want to listen on from the outside and to which the virola client will connect. Can be any valid port number (from 1 to 65535), but must be the same for both TCP and UDP protocols;
   • 7777 — is the port inside the Docker container, which must be 7777 and cannot be changed.
   You may also need to open the TCP and UDP ports in the system firewall.

Note: On first launch, the server will create an admin user with the admin password and administrator rights. Please change the default admin password as soon as possible to a more secure one.

You can change user password from the Virola client. You can also change password of an existing user using the --change-password command line argument of the Virola server.