Run Virola-server in Docker Container on Alma Linux and Rocky Linux

We tested this instruction on freshly installed Alma Linux 8, 9 and Rocky Linux 8, 9

1. Install updates (recommended)

   sudo dnf -y update
   sudo reboot
   

2. Install Docker Engine on Alma (or Rocky) Linux

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

3. Download the Virola Server Docker Image

   sudo yum -y install wget
   wget https://virola.io/downloads/2.5.1.25040115/virola-server-docker-2.5.1.25040115.tar.gz
   

4. Load the Docker Image into Container
   

   sudo docker load < virola-server-docker-2.5.1.25040115.tar.gz
   

5. Run Virola server in Docker

   sudo 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.