github.com/tiredofit/docker-freescout

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About

This will build a Docker Image for Freescout - An open source Helpscout / Zendesk alternative.

• Automatically installs and sets up installation upon first start

Maintainer

• Dave Conroy

Table of Contents

• About
• Maintainer
• Table of Contents
• Prerequisites and Assumptions
• Installation
  • Build from Source
  • Prebuilt Images
• Configuration
  • Quick Start
  • Persistent Storage
  • Environment Variables
    • Base Images used
  • Networking
• Maintenance
  • Shell Access
• Support
  • Usage
  • Bugfixes
  • Feature Requests
  • Updates
• License
• References

Prerequisites and Assumptions

• Assumes you are using some sort of SSL terminating reverse proxy such as:
  • Traefik
  • Nginx
  • Caddy
• Requires access to a MySQL/MariaDB or Postgres Server

Installation

Build from Source

Clone this repository and build the image with docker build -t (imagename) .

Prebuilt Images

Builds of the image are available on Docker Hub

docker pull docker.io/tiredofit/freescout:(imagetag)

Builds of the image are also available on the Github Container Registry

docker pull ghcr.io/tiredofit/docker-freescout:(imagetag)

The following image tags are available along with their tagged release based on what's written in the Changelog:

Container OS	Tag
Alpine	:latest

Configuration

Quick Start

• The quickest way to get started is using docker-compose. See the examples folder for a working docker-compose.yml that can be modified for development or production use.

• Set various environment variables to understand the capabilities of this image.

• Map persistent storage for access to configuration and data files for backup.

• Make networking ports available for public access if necessary

The first boot can take from 2 minutes - 5 minutes depending on your CPU to setup the proper schemas.

• Login to the web server and enter in your admin email address, admin password and start configuring the system!

Persistent Storage

The following directories are used for configuration and can be mapped for persistent storage.

Directory	Description
/www/logs	Nginx and PHP Log files
/assets/custom	(Optional) Copy source code over existing source code in /www/html upon container start. Use exact file/folder structure
/assets/custom-scripts	(Optional) If you want to execute custom scripting, place scripts here with extension .sh
/assets/modules	(Optional) If you want to add additional modules outside of the source tree, add them here
/www/html	(Optional) If you want to expose the Freescout sourcecode and enable Self Updating, expose this volume
OR
/data	Hold onto your persistent sessions and cache between container restarts

Environment Variables

Base Images used

This image relies on an Alpine Linux or Debian Linux base image that relies on an init system for added capabilities. Outgoing SMTP capabilities are handlded via msmtp. Individual container performance monitoring is performed by zabbix-agent. Additional tools include: bash,curl,less,logrotate,nano.

Be sure to view the following repositories to understand all the customizable options:

Image	Description
OS Base	Customized Image based on Alpine Linux
Nginx	Nginx webserver
PHP-FPM	PHP Interpreter

Parameter	Description	Default	_FILE
ADMIN_EMAIL	Administrator Email Address - Needed for logging in		x
ADMIN_FIRST_NAME	Admin user First Name	Admin	x
ADMIN_LAST_NAME	Admin user First Name	User	x
ADMIN_PASS	Administrator Password - Needed for Logging in		x
APPLICATION_NAME	Change default application name - Default Freescout	freescout
APP_PROXY	Allow Application to use a proxy for fetching modules
APP_NEW_FETCHING_LIBRARY	Sets FreeScout's new_fetching_library config option	FALSE
DB_TYPE	Type of the Database. Currently supported are mysql and pgsql	mysql
DB_PGSQL_SSL_MODE	Postgresql TLS Mode	prefer
DB_HOST	Host or container name of the Databse Server e.g. freescout-db		x
DB_PORT	Database Port e.g.3306 for mysql, 5432 for postgres	3306	x
DB_NAME	Database name e.g. freescout		x
DB_USER	Username for above Database e.g. freescout		x
DB_PASS	Password for above Database e.g. password		x
DISPLAY_ERRORS	Display Errors on Website	FALSE
ENABLE_AUTO_UPDATE	If coming from an earlier version of image, automatically update it to latest Freescout release	TRUE
SETUP_TYPE	Automatically edit configuration after first bootup AUTO or MANUAL	AUTO
SITE_URL	The url your site listens on example https://freescout.example.com

Networking

The following ports are exposed.

Port	Description
80	HTTP

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Maintenance

Shell Access

For debugging and maintenance purposes you may want access the containers shell.

bash docker exec -it (whatever your container name is) bash

Support

These images were built to serve a specific need in a production environment and gradually have had more functionality added based on requests from the community.

Usage

• The Discussions board is a great place for working with the community on tips and tricks of using this image.
• Consider sponsoring me for personalized support

Bugfixes

• Please, submit a Bug Report if something isn't working as expected. I'll do my best to issue a fix in short order.

Feature Requests

• Feel free to submit a feature request, however there is no guarantee that it will be added, or at what timeline.
• Consider sponsoring me regarding development of features.

Updates

• Best effort to track upstream changes, More priority if I am actively using the image in a production environment.
• Consider sponsoring me for up to date releases.

License

MIT. See LICENSE for more details.

References

• https://freescout.net/
• https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Installation-Guide