bitnami/apache
Bitnami container image for Apache
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Apache HTTP Server is an open-source HTTP server. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.
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docker run --name apache bitnami/apache:latest
You can find the available configuration options in the Environment Variables section.
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Dockerfile
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file present in the branch folder, i.e bitnami/ASSET/BRANCH/DISTRO/tags-info.yaml
.
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The recommended way to get the Bitnami Apache Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.
docker pull bitnami/apache:latest
To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.
docker pull bitnami/apache:[TAG]
If you wish, you can also build the image yourself by cloning the repository, changing to the directory containing the Dockerfile and executing the docker build
command. Remember to replace the APP
, VERSION
and OPERATING-SYSTEM
path placeholders in the example command below with the correct values.
git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
The /app
path is configured as the Apache DocumentRoot. Content mounted here is served by the default catch-all virtual host.
docker run --name apache -v /path/to/app:/app bitnami/apache:latest
or using Docker Compose:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
image: 'bitnami/apache:latest'
ports:
- '80:8080'
- '443:8443'
volumes:
- /path/to/app:/app
NOTE: As this is a non-root container, the mounted files and directories must have the proper permissions for the UID
1001
.
To access your web server from your host machine you can ask Docker to map a random port on your host to ports 8080
and 8443
exposed in the container.
docker run --name apache -P bitnami/apache:latest
Run docker port
to determine the random ports Docker assigned.
$ docker port apache
8443/tcp -> 0.0.0.0:32768
8080/tcp -> 0.0.0.0:32769
You can also manually specify the ports you want forwarded from your host to the container.
docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 8443:8443 bitnami/apache:latest
Access your web server in the browser by navigating to http://localhost:8080/
.
Customizable environment variables
Name | Description | Default Value |
---|---|---|
APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER | HTTP port number used by Apache. | nil |
APACHE_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER | HTTPS port number used by Apache. | nil |
APACHE_SERVER_TOKENS | Apache ServerTokens directive. | Prod |
Read-only environment variables
Name | Description | Value |
---|---|---|
WEB_SERVER_TYPE | Web server type | apache |
APACHE_BASE_DIR | Apache installation directory. | ${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/apache |
APACHE_BIN_DIR | Apache directory for binary executables. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/bin |
APACHE_CONF_DIR | Apache configuration directory. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/conf |
APACHE_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR | Apache default configuration directory. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/conf.default |
APACHE_HTDOCS_DIR | Directory containing HTTP files to serve via Apache. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/htdocs |
APACHE_TMP_DIR | Apache directory for runtime temporary files. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/var/run |
APACHE_LOGS_DIR | Apache directory for logs. | ${APACHE_BASE_DIR}/logs |
APACHE_VHOSTS_DIR | Apache directory for virtual hosts. | ${APACHE_CONF_DIR}/vhosts |
APACHE_HTACCESS_DIR | Apache directory for htaccess files. | ${APACHE_VHOSTS_DIR}/htaccess |
APACHE_CONF_FILE | Path to the Apache configuration. | ${APACHE_CONF_DIR}/httpd.conf |
APACHE_PID_FILE | Path to the Apache PID file. | ${APACHE_TMP_DIR}/httpd.pid |
APACHE_DAEMON_USER | Apache system user. | daemon |
APACHE_DAEMON_GROUP | Apache system group. | daemon |
APACHE_DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER | Default Apache HTTP port number to enable at build time. | 8080 |
APACHE_DEFAULT_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER | Default Apache HTTPS port number to enable at build time. | 8443 |
When you start the Apache image, you can adjust the configuration of the instance by passing one or more environment variables either on the docker-compose file or on the docker run
command line. If you want to add a new environment variable:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
image: 'bitnami/apache:latest'
ports:
- '80:8081'
- '443:8443'
environment:
- APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER=8081
-e
option with each variable and value:docker run -d --name apache -p 80:8081 -p 443:443 \
--network apache-tier \
--e APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER=8081 \
bitnami/apache:latest
The default httpd.conf
includes virtual hosts placed in /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/
. You can mount a my_vhost.conf
file containing your custom virtual hosts at the /vhosts
folder.
For example, in order add a vhost for www.example.com
:
Step 1: Write your my_vhost.conf
file with the following content
<VirtualHost *:8080>
ServerName www.example.com
DocumentRoot "/app"
<Directory "/app">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Step 2: Mount the configuration as a volume
docker run --name apache \
-v /path/to/my_vhost.conf:/vhosts/my_vhost.conf:ro \
bitnami/apache:latest
or using Docker Compose:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
image: 'bitnami/apache:latest'
ports:
- '80:8080'
- '443:8443'
volumes:
- /path/to/my_vhost.conf:/vhosts/my_vhost.conf:ro
NOTE: The steps below assume that you are using a custom domain name and that you have already configured the custom domain name to point to your server.
This container comes with SSL support already pre-configured and with a dummy certificate in place (server.crt
and server.key
files in /certs
). If you want to use your own certificate (.crt
) and certificate key (.key
) files, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Prepare your certificate files
In your local computer, create a folder called certs
and put your certificates files. Make sure you rename both files to server.crt
and server.key
respectively:
mkdir /path/to/apache-certs -p
cp /path/to/certfile.crt /path/to/apache-certs/server.crt
cp /path/to/keyfile.key /path/to/apache-certs/server.key
Step 2: Run the Apache image
Run the Apache image, mounting the certificates directory from your host.
docker run --name apache \
-v /path/to/apache-certs:/certs \
bitnami/apache:latest
or using Docker Compose:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
image: 'bitnami/apache:latest'
ports:
- '80:8080'
- '443:8443'
volumes:
- /path/to/apache-certs:/certs
The image looks for configurations in /opt/bitnami/apache/conf
. You can overwrite the httpd.conf
file using your own custom configuration file.
docker run --name apache \
-v /path/to/httpd.conf:/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/httpd.conf \
bitnami/apache:latest
or using Docker Compose:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
image: 'bitnami/apache:latest'
ports:
- '80:8080'
- '443:8443'
volumes:
- /path/to/httpd.conf:/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/httpd.conf
Apache can be used to reverse proxy to other containers using Docker's linking system. This is particularly useful if you want to serve dynamic content through an Apache frontend.
Further Reading:
The Bitnami Apache Docker image sends the container logs to the stdout
. To view the logs:
docker logs apache
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose logs apache
You can configure the containers logging driver using the --log-driver
option if you wish to consume the container logs differently. In the default configuration docker uses the json-file
driver.
The Bitnami Apache Docker image is designed to be extended so it can be used as the base image for your custom web applications.
Before extending this image, please note there are certain configuration settings you can modify using the original image:
APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER
and APACHE_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER
respectively.If your desired customizations cannot be covered using the methods mentioned above, extend the image. To do so, create your own image using a Dockerfile with the format below:
FROM bitnami/apache
### Put your customizations below
...
Here is an example of extending the image with the following modifications:
vim
editorFROM bitnami/apache
### Change user to perform privileged actions
USER 0
### Install 'vim'
RUN install_packages vim
### Revert to the original non-root user
USER 1001
### Enable mod_ratelimit module
RUN sed -i -r 's/#LoadModule ratelimit_module/LoadModule ratelimit_module/' /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/httpd.conf
### Modify the ports used by Apache by default
## It is also possible to change these environment variables at runtime
ENV APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER=8181
EXPOSE 8181 8443
### Modify the default container user
USER 1002
Based on the extended image, you can use a Docker Compose file like the one below to add other features:
version: '2'
services:
apache:
build: .
ports:
- '80:8181'
- '443:8443'
depends_on:
- cloner
volumes:
- ./config/my_vhost.conf:/vhosts/my_vhost.conf:ro
- ./certs:/certs
- data:/app
cloner:
image: 'bitnami/git:latest'
command:
- clone
- https://github.com/cloudacademy/static-website-example
- /app
volumes:
- data:/app
volumes:
data:
driver: local
Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Apache, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.
Step 1: Get the updated image
docker pull bitnami/apache:latest
or if you're using Docker Compose, update the value of the image property to
bitnami/apache:latest
.
Step 2: Stop and backup the currently running container
Stop the currently running container using the command
docker stop apache
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose stop apache
Next, take a snapshot of the persistent volume /path/to/apache-persistence
using:
rsync -a /path/to/apache-persistence /path/to/apache-persistence.bkp.$(date +%Y%m%d-%H.%M.%S)
You can use this snapshot to restore the database state should the upgrade fail.
Step 3: Remove the currently running container
docker rm -v apache
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose rm -v apache
Step 4: Run the new image
Re-create your container from the new image.
docker run --name apache bitnami/apache:latest
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose up apache
mod_pagespeed
).mod_pagespeed
). It is disabled by default. To enable it, uncomment the following lines in httpd.conf
:##Include conf/pagespeed.conf
##Include conf/pagespeed_libraries.conf
httpd.conf
:##LoadModule security2_module modules/mod_security2.so
mod_security3
). It is disabled by default. To enable it, mount and enable your custom ModSecurity rules for the virtual hosts, and uncomment the following line in httpd.conf
:##LoadModule security3_module modules/mod_security3.so
rootfs/
folder./bitnami/apache
) has been deprecated, and support for this feature will be dropped in the near future. Until then, the container will enable the Apache configuration from that volume if it exists. By default, and if the configuration volume does not exist, the configuration files will be regenerated each time the container is created. Users wanting to apply custom Apache configuration files are advised to mount a volume for the configuration at /opt/bitnami/apache/conf
, or mount specific configuration files individually./opt/bitnami/apache/certs
has been deprecated, and support for this functionality will be dropped in the near future. Users wanting to enable custom certificates are advised to mount their certificate files on top of the preconfigured ones at /certs
. Find an example at Using custom SSL certificates.root
user and the Apache daemon was started as the apache
user. From now on, both the container and the Apache daemon run as user 1001
. As a consequence, the HTTP/HTTPS ports exposed by the container are now 8080/8443 instead of 80/443. You can revert this behavior by changing USER 1001
to USER root
in the Dockerfile./bitnami/apache
. Now you only need to mount a single volume at /bitnami/apache
for persisting configuration. /app
is still used for serving content by the default virtual host.stdout
and are no longer collected in the volume./app
directory is no longer exported as a volume. This caused problems when building on top of the image, since changes in the volume are not persisted between Dockerfile RUN
instructions. To keep the previous behavior (so that you can mount the volume in another container), create the container with the -v /app
option.docker-compose.yaml
Please be aware this file has not undergone internal testing. Consequently, we advise its use exclusively for development or testing purposes. For production-ready deployments, we highly recommend utilizing its associated Bitnami Helm chart.
If you detect any issue in the docker-compose.yaml
file, feel free to report it or contribute with a fix by following our Contributing Guidelines.
We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue or submitting a pull request with your contribution.
If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to fill the issue template.
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