Bridge 7.5.0 The BRIDGE software is available as a docker image that can directly been used for installation.
You can choose between two images
- bridge, an image that uses HTTPS as incoming protocol
- bridge_http, an image that uses HTTP as incoming protocol
The bridge_http image is to use with a proxy where the communication between proxy and BRIDGE does not need to be encrypted.
Each docker container needs a separate BRIDGE license.
Prerequisites
Please consider the following prerequisites regarding Docker installation of the BRIDGE.
The software uses Docker to run.
- The Docker Community Editon (CE) (version 18.06 or newer) is sufficient to run the software. The provided Docker containers are Linux containers.
Refer to the Docker documentation pages for more information on supported platforms and how to install Docker. - As Docker host, we support Linux, namely the following Linux distributions:
- The Docker tool docker-compose (version 1.23 or newer) must be installed.
Preferences of the BRIDGE Docker Image
The Docker image of the BRIDGE has the following internal preferences. These preferences (with except for the passwords) cannot be changed.
| Name | Value |
|---|
| hostname | localhost |
| BRIDGE port | 8080 |
| admin user | admin/admin |
| BRIDGE user group | bridge |
| BRIDGE user | bridge |
| BRIDGE program directory | /opt/bridge_prog |
| BRIDGE data directory | /opt/bridge_data |
The following packages are already installed:
| Package | Description |
|---|
| sudo | The BRIDGE proxy uses sudo to be able to open ports below 1024. |
| procps | Used to kill processes. |
curl
net-tools
vim | Support tools. |
gnupg
apt-transport-https | Used to install the MS SQL Server client library. |
| mysql-client | MySQL database client. |
| mssql-tools | Microsoft SQL Server database client. |
| instantclient-basiclite-<version> | Oracle database client. |
db2_odbc_cli | DB2 database client. |