Slimer on Docker

A brief example of running Slimer on Docker.

Batteries Included

This is meant to be a turn-key solution to running Slimer on a local network. It is especially useful when you need a convenient place to dump data to that is not in the cloud.

This specific implementation will run three containers:

1. slimer – The Slimer web server that receives requests; it is configured to listen on port 6660.
2. slimer-workers – Used to broker storage requests with Redis.
3. slimer-redis – The Redis server used in tandem with slimer-workers.
4. slimer-database – A PostgreSQL database to store Slimer's substances.

Prerequisites

• Docker Compose

Setup

1. Clone this repository – git clone https://github.com/codenamev/slimer.git
2. cd slimer && docker-compose up -d
3. Visit http://localhost:6660/status and verify Slimer responds with Ok.
4. Generate an API key: docker-compose run slimer rake slimer:api_keys:generate, and enter a name for the key when it asks.

Consuming substances

Using the API key you generated above, you can tell Slimer to consume any substance in one of two ways. Replace any API_KEY in the URLs below with the API key you generated in the Setup above.

Consume via GET request

curl http:/localhost:6660/API_KEY/consume?store_this=this&and_that=that

The above request will create a substance with a payload of:

{
  "store_this": "this",
  "and_that": "that"
}

**Consume via POST request

The same request above can be made as a POST request:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"store_this": "this", "and_that": "that"}' \
  http:/localhost:6660/API_KEY/consume

** Metadata **

Substances can be stored with metadata to describe the data being stored. Simply provide a metadata parameter in your payload and this will be stored separately.

Upgrading

The upgrade process is as simple as:

1. Stop any running Slimer containers – from the directory you cloned this example app into, run: docker-compose down
2. Upgrade Slimer: bundle update
3. Re-build your Docker containers: docker-compose build
4. Re-start Slimer: docker-compose up -d