Installation
See README.md
FAQ
I'm using docker-compose.override.yml and now I'm getting schema update (and other) strange issues
Alternatively, you've changed something related to /var/www/html/tt-rss
in docker-compose.yml
.
You screwed up your docker setup somehow, so tt-rss can't update itself to the persistent storage location on startup (this is just an example of one issue, there could be many others).
Related threads:
- https://community.tt-rss.org/t/schema-version-is-wrong-please-upgrade-the-database/5150
- https://community.tt-rss.org/t/closed-problem-with-database-schema-update-to-the-latest-version-146-to-145/5138/7?u=fox
Either undo your changes or figure how to fix the problem you created and everything should work properly.
How do I make it run without /tt-rss/ in the URL, i.e. at website root?
You can't, not with this particular setup. I wanted to support both sharing a single domain with other applications and running on a dedicated domain. This was the easiest way to implement it.
Location is entirely cosmetic so I've decided that adding complexity to optionally strip it wasn't worth it. If you disagree and can't stand /tt-rss/
in the URL, you'll have to modify things a bit to get rid of it.
How do I apply configuration options?
There are two sets of options you can change through the environment - options specific to tt-rss (those are prefixed with TTRSS_
) and options affecting container behavior.
Options specific to tt-rss
For example, to set tt-rss global option SELF_URL_PATH
, add the following to .env
:
TTRSS_SELF_URL_PATH=http://example.com/tt-rss
Don't use quotes around values. Note the prefix (TTRSS_
) before the value.
Look here for more information.
Container options
Some options, but not all, are mentioned in .env-dist
. You can see all available options in the Dockerfile:
- https://dev.tt-rss.org/fox/ttrss-docker-compose/src/branch/static-dockerhub/src/app/Dockerfile#L39 (static)
- https://dev.tt-rss.org/fox/ttrss-docker-compose/src/branch/master/app/Dockerfile#L28 (dynamic)
How do I customize the YML without commiting my changes to git?
You can use docker-compose.override.yml. For example, customize db
to use a different postgres image:
version: '3'
services:
db:
image: postgres:13-alpine
I'm trying to run CLI tt-rss scripts inside the container and they complain about root
(run in the compose script directory)
docker-compose exec --user app app php8 /var/www/html/tt-rss/update.php --help
# ^ ^
# | |
# | +- service (container) name
# +----- run as user
or
docker-compose exec app sudo -Eu app php8 /var/www/html/tt-rss/update.php --help
or
docker exec -it <container_id> sudo -Eu app php8 /var/www/html/tt-rss/update.php --help
Note: sudo -E
is needed to keep environment variables.
How do I add plugins and themes?
For official plugins, you can use plugin installer in Preferences
→ Plugins
.
By default, tt-rss code is stored on a persistent docker volume (app
). You can find
its location like this:
docker volume inspect ttrss-docker_app | grep Mountpoint
Alternatively, you can mount any host directory as /var/www/html
by updating docker-compose.yml
, i.e.:
volumes:
- app:/var/www/html
Replace with:
volumes:
- /opt/tt-rss:/var/www/html
Copy and/or git clone any third party plugins into plugins.local
as usual.
How do I use dynamic image for development?
The idea is to map source code someplace more accessible than a docker volume. Example docker-compose.override.yml
:
version: '3'
services:
app:
build:
context:
./app
volumes:
- ./html:/var/www/html
env_file:
- .env
updater:
build:
context:
./app
volumes:
- ./html:/var/www/html
env_file:
- .env
web-nginx:
build: ./web-nginx
volumes:
- ./html:/var/www/html
env_file:
- .env
Then open html/tt-rss
in your source code editor of choice. You can enable PHP debugging using .env
:
TTRSS_XDEBUG_ENABLED=yes
#TTRSS_XDEBUG_HOST=
# defaults to host IP
#TTRSS_XDEBUG_PORT=9000
I'm running into 502 errors and/or other connectivity issues
First, check that all containers are running:
$ docker-compose ps
Name Command State Ports
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ttrss-docker-demo_app_1_f49351cb24ed /bin/sh -c /startup.sh Up 9000/tcp
ttrss-docker-demo_backups_1_8d2aa404e31a /dcron.sh -f Up 9000/tcp
ttrss-docker-demo_db_1_fc1a842fe245 docker-entrypoint.sh postgres Up 5432/tcp
ttrss-docker-demo_updater_1_b7fcc8f20419 /updater.sh Up 9000/tcp
ttrss-docker-demo_web-nginx_1_fcef07eb5c55 /docker-entrypoint.sh ngin ... Up 127.0.0.1:8280->80/tcp
Then, ensure that frontend (web-nginx
or web
) container is up and can contact FPM (app
) container:
$ docker-compose exec web-nginx ping app
PING app (172.18.0.3): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 172.18.0.3: seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.144 ms
64 bytes from 172.18.0.3: seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.128 ms
64 bytes from 172.18.0.3: seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.206 ms
^C
--- app ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.128/0.159/0.206 ms
Containers communicate via DNS names assigned by Docker based on service names defined in docker-compose.yml
. This means that services (specifically, app
) in the YML must not be renamed, and Docker DNS service should be functional.
Similar issues may be also caused by Docker iptables
functionality either being disabled or conflicting with nftables
.
How do I put this container behind a reverse proxy?
- Don't forget to pass
X-Forwarded-Proto
to the container if you're using HTTPS, otherwise tt-rss would generate plain HTTP URLs. - You will need to set
SELF_URL_PATH
to a correct (i.e. visible from the outside) value in the.env
file. - Address and port correspond to
HTTP_PORT
in.env
, default:
HTTP_PORT=127.0.0.1:8280
Nginx:
location /tt-rss/ {
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8280/tt-rss/;
break;
}
If you run into problems with global PHP-to-FPM handler taking priority over proxied location, define tt-rss location like this so it takes higher priority:
location ^~ /tt-rss/ {
....
}
If you want to pass an entire nginx virtual host to tt-rss:
server {
server_name rss.example.com;
...
location / {
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8280/;
break;
}
}
Note that proxy_pass
in this example points to container website root.
Apache
<IfModule mod_proxy.c>
<Location /tt-rss>
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass http://localhost:8280/tt-rss
ProxyPassReverse http://localhost:8280/tt-rss
RequestHeader set "X-Forwarded-Proto" expr=%{REQUEST_SCHEME}
</Location>
</IfModule>
I have internal web services tt-rss is complaining about (URL is invalid, loopback address, disallowed ports)
Put your local services on the same docker network with tt-rss, then access them by service (= host) names, i.e. http://rss-bridge/
.
services:
rss-bridge:
....
networks:
default:
external:
name: ttrss-docker_default
If your service uses a non-standard (i.e. not 80 or 443) port, make an internal reverse proxy sidecar container for it.
See also:
- https://community.tt-rss.org/t/heads-up-several-vulnerabilities-fixed/3799/
- https://community.tt-rss.org/t/got-specified-url-seems-to-be-invalid-when-subscribing-to-an-internal-rss-feed/4024
Backup and restore
If you have backups
container enabled, stock configuration makes automatic backups (database, local plugins, etc.) once a week to a separate storage volume.
Note that this container is included as a safety net for people who wouldn't bother with backups otherwise. If you value your data, you should invest your time into setting up something like WAL-G instead.
A process to restore the database from such backup would look like this:
- Enter
backups
container shell:docker-compose exec backups /bin/sh
- Inside the container, locate and choose the backup file:
ls -t /backups/*.sql.gz
- Clear database (THIS WOULD DELETE EVERYTHING IN THE DB):
psql -h db -U $TTRSS_DB_USER $TTRSS_DB_NAME -e -c "drop schema public cascade; create schema public"
- Restore the backup:
zcat /backups/ttrss-backup-yyyymmdd.sql.gz | psql -h db -U $TTRSS_DB_USER $TTRSS_DB_NAME
Alternatively, if you want to initiate backups from the host, you can use something like this:
source .env
docker-compose exec db /bin/bash \
-c "export PGPASSWORD=$TTRSS_DB_PASS \
&& pg_dump -U $TTRSS_DB_USER $TTRSS_DB_NAME" \
| gzip -9 > backup.sql.gz
(source)
How do I use custom certificates?
You need to mount custom certificates into the app and updater containers like this:
volumes:
....
./ca1.crt:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/ca1.crt:ro
./ca2.crt:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/ca2.crt:ro
....
Don't forget to restart the containers.
How do I make this work on Raspberry Pi?
You won't be able to use official Docker Hub images, those are amd64 only. Use dynamic setup (master branch of this repository) instead.
Table of Contents
- Installation
- FAQ
- I'm using docker-compose.override.yml and now I'm getting schema update (and other) strange issues
- How do I make it run without /tt-rss/ in the URL, i.e. at website root?
- How do I apply configuration options?
- How do I customize the YML without commiting my changes to git?
- I'm trying to run CLI tt-rss scripts inside the container and they complain about root
- How do I add plugins and themes?
- How do I use dynamic image for development?
- I'm running into 502 errors and/or other connectivity issues
- How do I put this container behind a reverse proxy?
- I have internal web services tt-rss is complaining about (URL is invalid, loopback address, disallowed ports)
- Backup and restore
- How do I use custom certificates?
- How do I make this work on Raspberry Pi?