Run Virola-server in Docker Container on Alpine Linux

We tested this instruction on freshly installed Alpine Linux 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20

  1. Install Docker Engine on Alpine Linux 
    sudo sudo apk add docker
sudo service docker start
  2. Download the Virola Server Docker Image 
    wget https://virola.io/downloads/2.3.2.24111917/virola-server-docker-2.3.2.24111917.tar.gz
  3. Load the Docker Image into Container 
    docker load < virola-server-docker-2.3.2.24111917.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.

Next Steps

To communicate via the installed Virola Server, you will need to install Virola Client:

  1. Go to Virola Client downloads
  2. Download the installer appropriate for your operating system
  3. Proceed with the standard installation

Logging into Virola Client

Upon launching the Virola Client, you will need to enter the following details on the login screen:

  • Server Host: your Virola Server IP address
  • Port: the port you specified when running Virola server (8888 in the example above)
  • Login: admin
  • Password: admin

After entering these details, click on "Login".

Now you can use Virola Client for both communication, and your team and server management. Use our video tutorials to learn how to add users, create chat rooms, etc.

Security Notes

Make sure to change your default admin password to a more secure one as soon as possible. You can do this either from the Virola Client (Hamburger menu / My User Profile / User Account Settings / Change My User Password) or 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.

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