I’m trying to set up a Docker container with my own Web app using the latest official containers as a base and following the instructions in the latest BaseX docs.

As part of this setup I need to add several additional options.

I also want to include the dba app.

Following the instructions in the docs I’m putting my additional options in /srv/.basex and these take effect. However, if I use the basex/dba image as a base, the other options, such as the custom REPOPATH and WEBPATH settings do not get used.

It’s not clear to me from looking at the various Dockerfiles how the dba container sets the options and how I can then add to them without overwriting them.

Of course I can duplicate the options in my Dockerfile but it seems like I should be able to add my options additively but I’m not seeing how to do it, so I feel I’m missing something.

In my Dockerfile I have:

COPY basex/dot_basex /srv/.basex

If I don’t include this line then the container otherwise works in that my Web app is there but it requires these additional options in order to function properly. If I include it then the effective options reflect only my changes and not those required for the custom Web apps to work.

Thanks,

Eliot

-- Eliot Kimber http://contrext.com