Updates to support running in docker

Dockerfile

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -a -o $APP_ROOT/src/alert-system github.com/bitcoin-s
 # Copy the controller-manager into a thin image
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9-minimal
 WORKDIR /
+RUN mkdir /.bitcoin
+RUN touch /.bitcoin/alert_system_private_key
 COPY --from=builder /opt/app-root/src/alert-system .
+COPY example_settings_local.conf settings_local.conf
 USER 65534:65534
 CMD ["/alert-system"]

README.md

@@ -13,4 +13,14 @@ $ cp example_settings_local.conf settings_local.conf
 $ go run cmd/main.go
 ```
 
-TODO: Running with docker:
+### Running with docker:
+```
+$ touch <db_file>
+$ docker run -u root -e P2P_ALERT_SYSTEM_PROTOCOL_ID=/bitcoin/alert-system/0.0.1 -e P2P_BOOTSTRAP_PEER=/ip4/68.183.57.231/tcp/9906/p2p/12D3KooWQs6ptKvoKNHurCzqRaVp3uFs9731NQwS3AmVcNc2TGpb -e P2P_PORT=9906 -e P2P_IP=0.0.0.0 -v <database_file>:/alert_system_datastore.db docker.io/galtbv/alert-system:0.0.1
+```
+
+### Running with Podman
+```
+$ touch <db_file>
+$ podman run -u root -e P2P_ALERT_SYSTEM_PROTOCOL_ID=/bitcoin/alert-system/0.0.1 -e P2P_BOOTSTRAP_PEER=/ip4/68.183.57.231/tcp/9906/p2p/12D3KooWQs6ptKvoKNHurCzqRaVp3uFs9731NQwS3AmVcNc2TGpb -e P2P_PORT=9906 -e P2P_IP=0.0.0.0 -v /git/alert-system/foo.db:/alert_system_datastore.db:Z docker.io/galtbv/alert-system:0.0.1
+```

app/config/load.go

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ import (
 // LoadConfig will load the configuration and services
 // models is a list of models to auto-migrate when the datastore is created
 func LoadConfig(ctx context.Context, models []interface{}, isTesting bool) (_appConfig *Config, err error) {
+	var ok bool
+
+	dbPath := ""
+	// Load the database path
+	if dbPath, ok = gocore.Config().Get("ALERT_SYSTEM_DATABASE_PATH"); !ok {
+		dbPath = DatabasePathDefault
+	}
 
 	// Sync the configuration struct
 	_appConfig = &Config{
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ func LoadConfig(ctx context.Context, models []interface{}, isTesting bool) (_app
 					TablePrefix:        DatabasePrefix,
 				},
 				Shared:       false,
-				DatabasePath: DatabasePathDefault,
+				DatabasePath: dbPath,
 			},
 		},
 		WebServer: &WebServerConfig{
@@ -49,8 +56,6 @@ func LoadConfig(ctx context.Context, models []interface{}, isTesting bool) (_app
 		Logger: gocore.Log(ApplicationName),
 	}
 
-	var ok bool
-
 	// Load the RPC user
 	if _appConfig.RPCUser, ok = gocore.Config().Get("RPC_USER"); !ok {
 		return nil, ErrNoRPCUser

cmd/main.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Load the configuration and services
 	_appConfig, err := config.LoadConfig(context.Background(), models.BaseModels, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		_appConfig.Services.Log.Fatalf("error loading configuration: %s", err.Error())
+		log.Fatalf("error loading configuration: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		_appConfig.CloseAll(context.Background())