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Creating an HTPC Stack With Docker Things

Introduction

This will be a mess until I figure it all out. In this article, I will demonstrate using tools such as packer, docker client, docker-machine to build out a Docker host with an HTPC stack. The following applications will be used:

  • Sickbeard
  • Sabnzbd+
  • HTPC Manager
  • Plex
  • Transmission web interface
  • Couch Potato

I will be using the latest Ubuntu 14.04 server distribution. This is being developed on Mac OSX Yosemite 10.10.2.

This is a WIP and will be complete when it is complete. Some of these tools I have not used yet and am learning as I go!

Expect many changes as I figure this out!

Setup

You will need the following tools to start:

This article assumes you have installed, and are familiar with the above tools.

I have created a root directory named htpc where all project files will reside.

The Docker Host

First create a new Docker host with the docker-machine command:

docker-machine create --driver virtualbox htpc

Now, point your docker client at the new Docker host:

$(docker-machine env htpc)

Sickbeard container

Docker hub contains thousands of community made images. Searching the hub for a Sickbeard image returns many results. I chose maxexcloo/sickbeard for this example. It is Debian based. First, we need to pull the image.

docker pull maxexcloo/sickbeard

Now run it:

docker $(docker-machine config htpc) run -d -p 8081:8081 --name="sickbeard" maxexcloo/sickbeard

This command will expose port 8081 and run the image in daemon mode (detached).

the –name”” argument provides a nice name that will show up in the NAME column from the output of docker ps. If this argument is not suppled, a random name will be generated.

We are almost finished. To find the IP of the Docker host:

docker-machine ip

Finally, you can point your browser at http://<docker host ip>:8081.

Sabnzbd+

As with Sickbeard, this container will be run similarly.

docker pull maxexcloo/sabnzbd

docker $(docker-machine config htpc) run -d -p 8080:8080 –name=”sabnzbd” maxexcloo/sabnzbd

Running docker ps will show something like this:

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                        COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                    NAMES
b432e5cbf6df        maxexcloo/sabnzbd:latest     "/bin/sh -c /config/   5 seconds ago       Up 4 seconds        0.0.0.0:8080->8080/tcp   pensive_ritchie     
dbcd9f132908        maxexcloo/sickbeard:latest   "/bin/sh -c /config/   5 minutes ago       Up 5 minutes        0.0.0.0:8081->8081/tcp   suspicious_tesla

We now have a Docker host running two images!

Further Thoughts

If this all works out as intended, possibly use vagrant-managed-servers to build out a server that already has an OS on it.

Make my own images.

References

http://kappataumu.com/articles/creating-an-Ubuntu-VM-with-packer.html

https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html

https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/maxexcloo/sickbeard/