Docker Compose Setup for Story

This docker-compose.yml file defines the setup for the Story Project, which consists of multiple utilities for managing blockchain nodes, monitoring, and data visualization. Below are detailed explanations of each component, their purpose, and how to use this setup.

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose must be installed on your system.
• Set environment variables before running the services (you can create a .env file or export them directly).
  • NETWORK to specify the blockchain network configuration.
  • IMAGE_TAG__STORY_GETH for the story-geth service image version.
  • IMAGE_TAG__STORY_NODE for the story service image version.
  • IMAGE_TAG__PROMETHEUS for the story-prometheus image version.
  • IMAGE_TAG__GRAFANA for the story-grafana image version.

Services Overview

1. story-geth

• Container Name: story-geth
• Image: piplabs/story-geth:${IMAGE_TAG__STORY_GETH}
• Purpose: This service runs a Geth (Go Ethereum) node for the Story blockchain.
• Ports:
  • HTTP-RPC: 8545
  • WebSocket-RPC: 8546
  • Metrics: 6060
  • Authenticated RPC: 8551
  • Discovery Ports: 30304/tcp, 30303/udp
• Volumes: Persists blockchain data at db-story-geth.
• Logging: Uses JSON file logging with max size of 10MB and max of 3 log files.

2. story

• Container Name: story
• Image: piplabs/story:${IMAGE_TAG__STORY_NODE}
• Depends On: story-geth
• Purpose: The main service for Story blockchain, interacting with the story-geth service.
• Ports:
  • HTTP-API: 1317
  • P2P: 26656
  • HTTP-RPC: 26657
  • Metrics: 26660
• Volumes:
  • Uses db-story-geth for blockchain data.
  • Stores story data in db-story-data.
  • Uses a custom config.toml configuration file.
• Environment Variables: Uses NETWORK to define the network settings.

3. story-prometheus

• Container Name: story-prometheus
• Image: prom/prometheus:${IMAGE_TAG__PROMETHEUS}
• Purpose: Collects metrics from the blockchain nodes for monitoring.
• Ports:
  • Prometheus Web UI: 9090
• Volumes:
  • Uses a custom Prometheus configuration located at ./monitoring/prometheus.yml.
  • Data is persisted at db-story-prometheus.
• Profiles: monitoring

4. story-grafana

• Container Name: story-grafana
• Image: grafana/grafana:${IMAGE_TAG__GRAFANA}
• Depends On: story-prometheus
• Purpose: Visualizes metrics collected by Prometheus for easy monitoring.
• Ports:
  • Grafana Web UI: 3000
• Volumes:
  • Uses db-story-grafana to persist Grafana data.
  • Loads Grafana provisioning settings from ./monitoring/provisioning and configuration from ./monitoring/grafana.ini.
• Profiles: monitoring

Usage Instructions

1. Set Up Environment Variables: Ensure you have defined the required environment variables (IMAGE_TAG__STORY_NODE_GETH, IMAGE_TAG__STORY_NODE, IMAGE_TAG__PROMETHEUS, IMAGE_TAG__GRAFANA, NETWORK). This can be done using a .env file.

2. Run Services: To start all services, use the following command:

   docker-compose up -d

   The -d flag runs the containers in detached mode.

3. Access Services:

   • Story Geth API: http://localhost:8545
   • Story API: http://localhost:1317
   • Prometheus Web UI: http://localhost:9090
   • Grafana Web UI: http://localhost:3000

4. Monitoring Setup: By default, story-prometheus and story-grafana are enabled under the monitoring profile. You can activate these services by specifying the profile:

   docker-compose --profile monitoring up -d

5. Stopping the Services: To stop all services, run:

   docker-compose down

   This will stop and remove all containers.

6. Removing All Volumes: To stop all services and delete all associated Docker volumes, use:

   docker-compose down -v

   Adding the -v option will remove all volumes, including db-story-geth, db-story-data, and any other volumes created by the services.

Logging

All services are configured to use JSON file logging, with a maximum size of 10MB per log file and up to 3 files. Logs are stored within the container and can be accessed with docker logs <container_name>.

Volumes

Persistent data is stored in named volumes to ensure that data such as blockchain state, Prometheus metrics, and Grafana configurations are retained even if containers are removed. The following volumes are used:

• db-story-geth: Blockchain data for story-geth.
• db-story-data: Story blockchain data for story.
• db-story-prometheus: Metric data for Prometheus.
• db-story-grafana: Grafana configurations and dashboards.

Notes

• Make sure to modify the .env file and configuration files (prometheus.yml, grafana.ini, etc.) according to your requirements before running the services.
• To update the images, pull the latest versions and recreate the containers:

  docker-compose pull
  docker-compose up -d --force-recreate

Troubleshooting

• Unable to Connect to Grafana or Prometheus: Ensure that the monitoring profile is activated during service startup.