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4. Joomla.

Joomla is a Content Management System.
It is possible to create, manage and easily modify a website.

This procedure is based on this example.

Zimaos ip : 192.168.60.9/24.
Zimaos version: 1.5.3.

4.1 Create Network and Volumes with Portainer.

Open Portainer for create network and volumes.
https://192.168.60.9:9443

Click on Environments Local.

4.1.1 Each Joomla instance has its container.

cnt_jla_wb_number.
cnt_jla_db_number.
Containers will be created from Zimaos graphical interface.

4.1.2 Each Joomla instance has its network.

net_jla_number.
Create net_jla_1.

Select Networks.  
Add network.  
Name : net_jla_1  
Add Driver options:  
Name : com.docker.network.bridge.name   value : net_jla_1  
Create the network.

Name: com.docker.network.bridge.name value : net_jla_1 is not specified, docker will give it a name as br-XXXX.

4.1.3 Each Joomla instance has its volume.

vol_jla_wb_number.
vol_jla_db_number.
Create these volumes.

Select Volumes.  
Add volume.  
Name: vol_jla_wb_1  
Create the volume.  
Add the volume.  
Name: vol_jla_db_1  
Create the volume.

4.2 Install Joomla with a yaml script.

Copy this script in notepad, kate, gedit or another text editor
and save with a name that has a yaml extension.

# 2025, January  
# replace number  by 1 or 2 or ... until 9  
# example n = 1  
# port published wb = 8081  
# port published db = 33771  
# ip = 192.168.60.9  
# your username is teacher  
# you must create network net_jla_1    from portainer before installing joomla.  
# you must create volume vol_jla_wb_1  from portainer before installing joomla.  
# you must create volume vol_jla_db_1  from portainer before installing joomla.  
# you must upload php.ini file  under /DATA/Documents/docker/files  before installing joomla  
#  
# The contents of php.ini are:  
# memory_limit = 500M  
# upload_max_filesize = 500M  
# post_max_size = 500M  
# max_execution_time = 30  
#  
# you can modify  /DATA/Documents/docker/files/php.ini but not delete it.  
#  
# Be careful with the tab, the indentation is 4 characters.  
#  
name: joomla_1  ## change  n of joomla_n  
services:  
    joomla:  
        cpu_shares: 90  
        command: []  
        container_name: cnt_jla_wb_1  ## change  n  of cnt_jla_wb_n  
        depends_on:  
            joomladb:  
                condition: service_started  
                restart: true  
                required: true  
        deploy:  
            resources:  
                limits:  
                    memory: 2048M  
        environment:  
            - JOOMLA_DB_HOST=cnt_jla_db_1  ## change n to cnt_jla_db_n  
            - JOOMLA_DB_PASSWORD=641fqAB4d # change password as you want  
        hostname: cnt_jla_wb_1  ## change n to cnt_jla_wb_n  
        image: joomla:latest  
        links:  
            - joomladb:mariadb  
        ports:  
            - target: 80  
              published: '8081'  ## change  n of 808n  
              protocol: tcp  
        restart: always  
        volumes:  
            - /var/lib/docker/volumes/vol_jla_wb_1/_data:/var/www/html # create volume from   portainer and change  n of vol_jla_wb_n  
            - /DATA/Documents/docker/files/php.ini:/usr/local/etc/php/php.ini # upload  php.ini file  before  on /DATA/Documents/docker/files/  from Zimaos GUI  
        devices: []  
        cap_add: []  
        network_mode: net_jla_1 # create network  from portainer and change  n of net_jla_n  
        privileged: false  
    joomladb:  
        cpu_shares: 90  
        command: []  
        container_name: cnt_jla_db_1  ## change  n  of cnt_jla_db_n  
        deploy:  
            resources:  
                limits:  
                   memory: 2048M  
        environment:  
            - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=641fqAB4d # it is the same  password JOOMLA_DB_PASSWORD  
        hostname: cnt_jla_db_1 ## change  n of cnt_jla_db_n  
        image: mariadb:latest  
        ports:  
            - target: 3306  
              published: '33771'  ## change  n to  3377n  
              protocol: tcp  
        restart: always  
        volumes:  
            - /var/lib/docker/volumes/vol_jla_db_1/_data:/var/lib/mysql  ## create volume from   portainer and change  n of vol_jla_db_n  
        devices: []  
        cap_add: []  
        network_mode: net_jla_1  # create network  from portainer and change  n of net_jla_1  
        privileged: false  
  
x-casaos:  
    author: self  
    category: self  
    hostname: 192.168.60.9  ## change IP  
    icon: https://docs.joomla.org/images/0/02/Joomla-flat-logo-en.png  # check if existe  
    index: /  
    is_uncontrolled: false  
    port_map: '8081' ## change  n of  808n  
    scheme: http  
    store_app_id: joomla_1  ## change  n of  joomla_n  
    title:  
        custom: joomla_1 ## change  n  of joomla_n

Certain parameters like Memory Limit, Upload_max_filesize, ... for joomla are defined in php.ini.

You don't need to use ubuntu file explorer or command line.
You can go through the Zimaos web GUI.

With a text editor as notepad, gedit or kate , create a file and save with a name php.ini.
Php.ini's content will be.

memory_limit = 500M  
upload_max_filesize = 500M  
post_max_size = 500M  
max_execution_time = 30  
upload_tmp_dir = /tmp

4.2.1 Upload php.ini.

The interface changes frequently between versions, making it difficult to follow a procedure.
However, it's easy to find out how to create a folder and perform a upload.

Open Zimaos.
https://192.168.60.9.

Click on File icon.
Then in Documents.
Click [+] and choose New folder.
Name: docker
Then in docker folder.
Click [+] and choose New folder.
Name: files.
Then in files folder.
Click [î] and Upload, choose Upload files php.ini file.

You can modify php.ini but not delete it.

Return to the homepage, click to the left top Back to Zima Dashboard.

4.2.2 Install Joomla.

Open Zimaos.
https://192.168.60.9
Click on the "+" which is located in the middle right of the browser web page.
Install a customized app.
Click on right top who name "import".
Import.
Click on Drag your Docker Compose here or click to upload.
Search your script yaml .
Submit.
OK and OK.
Install.

Information.
If you want to change your Joomla instance in 2,
edit this file and replace _1 by _2.
Then replace the port 8081 by 8082
and 33771 by 33772.

4.3 Attach volumes with containers.

On portainer, by default the volumes are marked Unused.

Open Portainer.
https://192.168.60.9:9443

Click on Environments Local.

Select Container cnt_jla_wb_1.
Stop cnt_jla_wb_1.
Click on cnt_jla_wb_1.
Click on Duplicate/Edit .
Advanced container settings.
Click on Volumes.
Volumes mapping.
Choose container /var/www/html.
Click on Volume.
Select a Volume.
Choose vol_jla_wb_1 - local.
Click on Deploy the container.
Click on Replace.

Select Container cnt_jla_db_1.
Stop cnt_jla_db_1.
Click on cnt_jla_db_1.
Click on Duplicate/Edit.
Advanced container settings.
Click on Volumes.
Volumes mapping.
Choose container /val/lib/mysql.
Click on Volume.
Select a Volume.
Choose vol_jla_db_1 - local.
Click on Deploy the container.
Click on Replace.

4.4 First access Joomla.

http://192.168.60.9:8081

Select language : English
Setup Site Name : Mybeautifulweb
Setup Login Data.
Enter the real name of your Super User: super master
set the username for your Super User account : supermaster
set the password for your Super User account (12 characters): as you want
Enter the email address of the website Super User: as you want
Setup data Base Connection.
Select the data base type: MySQLi
Enter the hostname, usually "localhost" or a name provided by your host: cnt_jla_db_1
Enter the database username you created or a username provided by your host : root
Enter the database password you created or a password provided by your host : 641fqAB4d
Enter the database name: cnt_jla_db_1
Install Joomla.
Open administrator.
Login : supermaster
Password: your password

Joomla is ready.

To return to the administrator page.
http://192.168.60.9:8081/administrator