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j4zzcat
j4zzcat

Reputation: 332

Place files on a Bluemix container volume

I have a docker image that requires post-build configuration files to work. These are normally placed on a host directory that is mounted in the container, i.e., docker run -v /src/config:/usr/local/config ...

Can this be done on Bluemix as well? i.e., create a volume, upload files and then start the container?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 345

Answers (2)

Ryler Hockenbury
Ryler Hockenbury

Reputation: 1220

Bluemix does have recommended approaches for adding files to a volume.

To summarize, two methods are suggested:

(1) Use wget inside the container (cf ic exec) once the container is started to download data onto the volume mount folder.

(2) Add the files as part of the image build, and create a container startup script that copies files from a folder in the container to the volume mount folder.

Regardless of the approach, a volume needs to be mounted to a container, and the container needs to be started to add files to the volume through the container.

Upvotes: 1

Alex da Silva
Alex da Silva

Reputation: 4590

Yes, you can create a volume to be used by an IBM container.

Here is the command to create a new volume:

$ cf ic volume create vol_name

After volume is created you can start your container like this:

$ cf ic run -v vol_name:/usr/local/config --name my_container my_image

You can read complete documentation on volumes in the link below:

https://console.ng.bluemix.net/docs/containers/container_creating_ov.html#container_volumes_ov

Upvotes: 0

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