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/2.1.7.23081311/virola-server-docker-2.1.7.23081311.tar.gz
   

4. Load the Docker Image into Container
   

   docker load < virola-server-docker-1.0.29.23033015.tar.gz
   

5. 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.

We strongly recommend to encrypt Linux machine on which Virola server is running. The best way is to encrypt it during Linux installation but it is also possible to encrypt the existing Linux instance. We've prepared a detailed instruction about disc encryption in Linux environment for you.