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author | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-11-06 19:17:14 +0100 |
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committer | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-11-06 19:17:53 +0100 |
commit | 0884d46252f4d0ec587234a61095105bff7529a4 (patch) | |
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contribution: improve Docker build documentation
Add notes about Dockerhub and that rebuilding the container will take a
long long time.
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-rw-r--r-- | docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst | 107 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/contributing/index.rst | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/index.rst | 1 |
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diff --git a/docs/build-vyos.rst b/docs/build-vyos.rst deleted file mode 100644 index bcd32ecb..00000000 --- a/docs/build-vyos.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -.. _build: - -Building VyOS using Docker -========================== - -This will guide you though the process of building a VyOS ISO yourself using -Docker and works best on a fresh installation of Debain 8 (Jessie). - -.. note:: Starting with VyOS 1.2 the developers have decided to change their - release model. VyOS is now **free as in speech, but not as in beer**, meaning - that while VyOS is still an open source project, the release ISO's are no - longer free and can only be obtained via subscription, or by contributing to - the community. Since the source code is still public you can build your own - ISO using the process described here. - -Installing Docker and it's prerequisites - -.. code-block:: sh - - root@build:~$ apt update - root@build:~$ apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg2 software-properties-common - root@build:~$ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo apt-key add - - root@build:~$ add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" - root@build:~$ apt update - root@build:~$ apt install docker-ce - -Adding you user to the docker group to be able to execute the ``docker`` command -without sudo. - -.. code-block:: sh - - root@build:~$ usermod -aG docker user - -.. note:: It is recommended to use a non-root user from here on out. - -.. note:: The build process needs to be built on a local file system, building - on SMB or NFS shares is not supported! - -Cloning the vyos-build crux branch and creating the docker container - -.. code-block:: sh - - user@build:~$ git clone -b crux --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build.git - user@build:~$ cd vyos-build - user@build:~/vyos-build$ docker build -t vyos-builder docker - -Running the container and building the ISO - -.. code-block:: sh - - user@build:~$ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos-builder bash - vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# ./configure --architecture amd64 --build-by "your@email.tld" --build-type release --version 1.2.0 - vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso - -You may use these options to customize you ISO -code-block:: sh - - -h, --help show this help message and exit - --architecture ARCHITECTURE - Image target architecture (amd64 or i586 or armhf) - --build-by BUILD_BY Builder identifier (e.g. jrandomhacker@example.net) - --custom-package CUSTOM_PACKAGES - Custom packages to install from repositories - --build-type BUILD_TYPE - Build type, release or development - --debian-security-mirror DEBIAN_SECURITY_MIRROR - Debian security updated mirror - --version VERSION Version number (release builds only) - --debian-mirror DEBIAN_MIRROR - Debian repository mirror for ISO build - --vyos-mirror VYOS_MIRROR - VyOS package mirror - --pbuilder-debian-mirror PBUILDER_DEBIAN_MIRROR - Debian repository mirror for pbuilder env bootstrap - --debug Enable debug output - --custom-apt-entry CUSTOM_APT_ENTRY - Custom APT entry - --custom-apt-key CUSTOM_APT_KEY - Custom APT key file - -*Your freshly built ISO should now be in the build directory. Good luck!* diff --git a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c1d741b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +.. _build: + +Building VyOS +============= + +This will guide you though the process of building a VyOS ISO yourself using +Docker_ and works best on a fresh installation of Debain 8 (Jessie). + +.. note:: Starting with VyOS 1.2 the developers have decided to change their + release model. VyOS is now **free as in speech, but not as in beer**, meaning + that while VyOS is still an open source project, the release ISO's are no + longer free and can only be obtained via subscription, or by contributing to + the community. Since the source code is still public you can build your own + ISO using the process described here. + +Installing Docker_ and it's prerequisites + +.. code-block:: sh + + $ apt-get update + $ apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl \ + gnupg2 software-properties-common + $ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo apt-key add - + $ add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] \ + https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" + $ apt-get update + $ apt-get install -y docker-ce + +To be able to use Docker_ you need to add your current system user to the +``docker`` group by calling: ``usermod -aG docker yourusername`` + +.. note:: It is recommended to use a non-root user from here on out. + +.. note:: The build process needs to be built on a local file system, building + on SMB or NFS shares is not supported! + + +Generate the container +---------------------- + +You can either build the container yourself or fetch a pre-build one from +Dockerhub. Our Dockerhub organisation (https://hub.docker.com/u/vyos) will +ensure that the container is always up2date. A rebuild is triggered once the +container changes (please note this will take 2-3 hours after pushing to +the vyos-build repository). + +If you waer fancy pants you can - of course - always build the container +yourself directly from the source: + +.. code-block:: sh + + $ git clone -b crux --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build + $ docker build -t vyos/vyos-build docker + +.. note: The container is automatically downloaded from Dockerhub if it is not + found on your local machine when the below command is executed - so no + worries. + +Build iso inside container +-------------------------- + +After generating the container - or fetching it pre-build from Dockerhub you +are all set to invoke yourself a fresh build of a VyOS ISO. + +.. code-block:: sh + + $ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build bash + vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# ./configure --architecture amd64 \ + --build-by "your@email.tld" \ + --build-type release --version 1.2.0 + vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso + +You may use these options to customize you ISO. You can list yourself all +options by calling ``./configure --help``: + +.. code-block:: sh + + -h, --help show this help message and exit + --architecture ARCHITECTURE + Image target architecture (amd64 or i586 or armhf) + --build-by BUILD_BY Builder identifier (e.g. jrandomhacker@example.net) + --custom-package CUSTOM_PACKAGES + Custom packages to install from repositories + --build-type BUILD_TYPE + Build type, release or development + --debian-security-mirror DEBIAN_SECURITY_MIRROR + Debian security updated mirror + --version VERSION Version number (release builds only) + --debian-mirror DEBIAN_MIRROR + Debian repository mirror for ISO build + --vyos-mirror VYOS_MIRROR + VyOS package mirror + --pbuilder-debian-mirror PBUILDER_DEBIAN_MIRROR + Debian repository mirror for pbuilder env bootstrap + --debug Enable debug output + --custom-apt-entry CUSTOM_APT_ENTRY + Custom APT entry + --custom-apt-key CUSTOM_APT_KEY + Custom APT key file + +Your freshly built ISO should now be in the build directory. Good luck!* + +.. note: The process does not differ when building a ``crux`` ISO or ``rolling`` + one. Only make sure you are using the proper Docker container from the branch + you are trying to build. + +.. _Docker: https://www.docker.com diff --git a/docs/contributing/index.rst b/docs/contributing/index.rst index a7dd55ce..c90d533e 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/index.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/index.rst @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ vyos_cli coding_guidelines upstream-packages + build-vyos diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 59b74b38..2daf6299 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ as a router and firewall platform for cloud deployments. :caption: Contributing: :includehidden: - build-vyos.rst contributing/index.rst |