0349 Run Activepieces Open Source Business Automation In Docker

#ActivePieces #Docker #Automation

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What is Activepieces?

[Activepieces is an open-source] alternative to Zapier. Automate your work for free and without writing code, keep your data on your machine. - https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Building Activepieces from Source

   01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/activepieces -p && mkdir ~/docker/postgresql -p && mkdir ~/docker/redis -p          # clone source code from github          git clone https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces.git ~/docker/activepieces          # change directory          cd ~/docker/activepieces          # create .env          sh tools/deploy.sh          # edit .env          sudo nano .env    02. Edit the following fields in the .env file          AP_FRONTEND_URL=http://≪%DNSorIP%≫:8990          AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE=active_pieces          AP_POSTGRES_HOST=≪%Docker Host DNSorIP%≫          AP_POSTGRES_PORT=5432          AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME=active_pieces_rw          AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Act1veP1EcES!          AP_REDIS_HOST=≪%Docker Host DNSorIP%≫          AP_REDIS_PORT=6379          AP_TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false    03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes and exit    04. Continue with the following commands in the terminal          # build the activepieces image          docker buildx build -t local/activepieces:latest .    05. The build process will take several minutes to complete

Running Activepieces

   01. Continue following commands in a terminal window          # note the sha256 in the build output, the first 12 characters can be used to interact with the new image          # list available images          docker image ls          # run the postgesql container          docker run -d --name postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=active_pieces_rw -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Act1veP1EcES! -e POSTGRES_DB=active_pieces -e POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS="--encoding=UTF-8" --network host -v ~/docker/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data --restart=unless-stopped postgres:latest          # run the redis container          docker run -d --name redis -v ~/docker/redis:/data --network host --restart=unless-stopped redis          # run activepieces container          # --dns is optional if using IP addresses instead of DNS names in .env          docker run -d --name=activepieces --env-file ~/docker/activepieces/.env --dns="192.168.0.1" -p 8990:80 --restart=unless-stopped local/activepieces    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8990    03. Enter a first name, last name, email address and password ≫ Click Sign up    04. Welcome to Activepieces   Documentation:  https://www.activepieces.com/docs/install/docker  

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