use tmpfs for file storage

Dockerfile.production

@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ RUN set -x \
     && cp ./config/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && cp ./config/uwsgi.config /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/mat2-web.ini \
     && chown 101:101 /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/mat2-web.ini \
-    &&  mkdir -p /var/cache/nginx \
+    && mkdir -p /var/cache/nginx \
     && chown -R 101:0 /var/cache/nginx \
     && chmod -R g+w /var/cache/nginx \
     && ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log \
     && ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    &&  mkdir ./uploads \
-    &&  chown -R nginx:nginx .
+    && chown -R nginx:nginx .
 
 STOPSIGNAL SIGTERM
 

README.md

@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ and `Dockerfile.production` is used for production deployments.
 You can find the automated docker builds in the registry of this 
 repository: https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2-web/container_registry
 
+### Building the production image
+Build command: `docker build -f Dockerfile.production -t mat-web .`
+
+Run it: ` docker run -ti -p8181:8080 --read-only --tmpfs /tmp --tmpfs=/var/www/mat2-web/uploads  mat-web:latest`
+
+This does mount the upload folder as tmpfs and servers the app on `localhost:8181`
+
 # Configuration
 
 The default settings from `main.py` may be overridden by adding a `config.py`

config/nginx-default.conf

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ server {
 	location / { try_files $uri @yourapplication; }
 	location @yourapplication {
 		include uwsgi_params;
-		uwsgi_pass unix:/var/www/mat2-web/mat2-web.sock;
+		uwsgi_pass unix:/tmp/uwsgi.sock;
 	}
 }

config/uwsgi.config

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ gid = www-data
 harakiri = 30
 die-on-term = true
 
-socket = mat2-web.sock
+socket = /tmp/uwsgi.sock
 chmod-socket = 774
 plugins = python3