Various docker fixes:

- Dont use a named volume to store node_modules in the dev
env to always get a fresh image based node_modules
- Fix the PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL mis config in the docker-compose file
- Update docs for publicly exposing baserow
- Fix bad link in docs

README.md

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Gitter https://gitter.im/bramw-baserow/community.
 > redis, db and mjml containers. Additionally, 1.4.2 only exposes the backend, 
 > web-frontend and media containers on localhost and not on 0.0.0.0. If you were 
 > previously relying on `docker-compose.yml` publicly exposing Baserow then please 
-> follow the [Make Baserow publicly accessible](./docs/guides/running-baserow-locally.md)
-> guide.
+> follow the [Make Baserow publicly accessible](./docs/guides/baserow-docker-how-to.md)
+> section in the docker how to guide.
 
 [![Deploy to Heroku](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/bram2w/baserow/tree/master)
 *Beta*

dev.sh

@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ echo "./dev.sh running docker-compose commands:
 "
 
 if [ "$down" = true ] ; then
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml down
+# Remove the containers and remove the anonymous volumes for cleanliness sake.
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml rm -s -v -f
 fi
 
 if [ "$kill" = true ] ; then

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/baserow/backend
       - ./premium/backend/:/baserow/backend/plugins/premium
-      - backend-dev-plugins:/baserow/backend/plugins
     # Open stdin and tty so when attaching key input works as expected.
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/baserow/backend
       - ./premium/backend/:/baserow/backend/plugins/premium
-      - backend-dev-plugins:/baserow/backend/plugins
     # Open stdin and tty so when attaching key input works as expected.
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/baserow/backend
       - ./premium/backend/:/baserow/backend/plugins/premium
-      - backend-dev-plugins:/baserow/backend/plugins
     # Open stdin and tty so when attaching key input works as expected.
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/baserow/backend
       - ./premium/backend/:/baserow/backend/plugins/premium
-      - backend-dev-plugins:/baserow/backend/plugins
     # Open stdin and tty so when attaching key input works as expected.
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
@@ -94,19 +90,10 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./web-frontend:/baserow/web-frontend
       - ./premium/web-frontend/:/baserow/web-frontend/plugins/premium
-      - web-frontend-dev-node-modules:/baserow/web-frontend/node_modules
-      - web-frontend-dev-plugins:/baserow/web-frontend/plugins
 
     # Open stdin and tty so when attaching key input works as expected.
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
 
   media-volume-fixer:
-    command: chown ${UID:-1000}:${GID:-1000} -R /baserow/media
-
-# Give names to the volumes declared in the docker dev images so we dont end up with hundreds
-# of anonymous volumes.
-volumes:
-  web-frontend-dev-node-modules:
-  web-frontend-dev-plugins:
-  backend-dev-plugins:
+    command: chown ${UID:-1000}:${GID:-1000} -R /baserow/media

docker-compose.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
     image: baserow_backend:latest
     environment:
       - PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=${PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:8000}
-      - PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=${PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
+      - PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=${PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
       - MIGRATE_ON_STARTUP=${MIGRATE_ON_STARTUP:-true}
       - SYNC_TEMPLATES_ON_STARTUP=${SYNC_TEMPLATES_ON_STARTUP:-true}
       - DATABASE_USER=${DATABASE_USER:-baserow}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ services:
     image: baserow_web-frontend:latest
     environment:
       - PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=${PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:8000}
-      - PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=${PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
+      - PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=${PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
       - ADDITIONAL_MODULES
     ports:
       - "${HOST_PUBLISH_IP:-127.0.0.1}:${WEB_FRONTEND_PORT:-3000}:3000"

docs/guides/baserow-docker-how-to.md

@@ -66,15 +66,27 @@ Baserow on your network.
 2. `PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL={REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME_OR_HOST_IP}:8000` - This will
    ensure that Baserow clients will be able to successfully connect to the backend,
    if you can visit Baserow at port `3000` but you are getting API errors please ensure
-   this variable is set correctly.
+   this variable is set correctly. If an IP address this must start with `http://` or 
+   `https://`.
 3. `PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL={REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME_OR_HOST_IP}:3000` - The same
    variable as above but the URL for the web-frontend container instead.
    
-For example you could run the command below after replacing `REPLACE_ME` with the
-IP address or domain name of the server where Baserow is running:
+Then you will need to go to `src/baserow/config/settings/base.py:16` and modify the
+`ALLOWED_HOSTS` variable to include the hostname or IP address of the server that 
+Baserow will be running on (the hostname/ip you will be typing into the
+browser to access the site). For example adding a local network's IP would look like:
+```python
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["localhost", "192.168.0.194"]
+```
+   
+One way of setting the 3 environment variables is below. Please replease `REPLACE_ME` 
+with the IP address or domain name of the server where Baserow is running. Ensure that 
+you prepend IP addresses with `http://` as shown in the second command below.
 
 ```bash
-$ HOST_PUBLISH_IP=0.0.0.0 PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=REPLACE_ME:8000 PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=REPLACE_ME:3000 docker-compose up 
+$ HOST_PUBLISH_IP=0.0.0.0 PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=REPLACE_ME:8000 PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=REPLACE_ME:3000 docker-compose up --build
+# For example running Baserow on a local network would look something like:
+$ HOST_PUBLISH_IP=0.0.0.0 PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=http://192.168.0.194:8000 PUBLIC_WEB_FRONTEND_URL=http://192.168.0.194:3000 docker-compose up --build
 ```
 
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