Step 1 – Accept License

To pull an image, you must sign in and accept its license.

https://container-registry.oracle.com/ords/ocr/ba/middleware/weblogic

Step 2 – Docker Login into Oracle Registry

Before pulling the image, you have to log into the registry:

docker login container-registry.oracle.comCopy

Step 3 – WebLogic Tags

Before pulling the image, let’s see how tagging is done. Tags will allow you to select among many types of container images provided by Oracle:

• WebLogic server version: 14.1.1, 12.2.1.4, 12.2.1.3, …
• Java version: 11.0.17, 8u351, …
• Linux version: Oracle Linux 7u9, 8u4, …
• Installation type: Generic, Slim, Developer

Almost all of these could be combined to obtain the perfect image that fits your needs and constraints. Oracle even provides a nice table view with search capabilities and the associated pull command.

Step 4 – Pulling

Let’s download an image of the tag:

docker pull container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:14.1.1.0-11-ol8Copy

Note that if the license is not accepted, it will fail:

Error response from daemon: pull access denied for container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/oud, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: requested access to the resource is denied

Step 5 – Usage of Image

To be able to start this image, you need to set at least a WebLogic console administrator. To do that, you must create a domain.properties file with the following content:

echo "username=weblogic
password=YourSecreetAlphaNumericPassword@123" > domain.propertiesCopy

Start the docker container:

docker run -d --name weblogic -p 7001:7001 -p 9002:9002 container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:14.1.1.0-11-ol8Copy

Copy the domain.properties file into the running container:

docker cp domain.properties weblogic:/u01/oracle/properties/domain.propertiesCopy

Restart the container:

docker restart weblogicCopy

It will take a few minutes as the domain is being created. Use docker logs to check the status:

docker logs -f weblogicCopy

After a minute or so, you should see in the logs that the WebLogic server has started successfully. At this point, you can access the WebLogic console using a web browser on https://localhost:9002/console. By default, the Administration port with SSL is enabled. There is a note in the README that indicates:

In your browser, enter https://xxx.xx.x.x:9002/console. Your browser will request that you accept the Security Exception. To avoid the Security Exception, you must update the WebLogic Server SSL configuration with a custom identity certificate.

If you do not want the security of using the Administration Port, you can disable it by adding -e ADMINISTRATION_PORT_ENABLED=false.

https://your_ip:9002/console/Copy

You will see the WebLogic Console login page:

To access the WebLogic Docker, run the following code:

docker exec -it weblogic /bin/bashCopy

Step 6 – Setup Domain

Step 6.1 – Add A Record for Domains:

Login to your domain control panel and add A Record for your domain.

Step 6.2 – Create NGINX Configuration File:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/your_domainCopy

server {
    root /var/www/html;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
    server_name your_domain www.your_domain;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://your_ip:7001;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }

    location /console {
        proxy_pass https://your_ip:9002/console;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}Copy

Step 6.3 – Create Symlink and Restart Nginx

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/your_domain /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo service nginx restartCopy

Step 6.4 – Install SSL Certificate

sudo certbot --nginx -d your_domain -d www.your_domainCopy

Step 6.5 – Browse

https://your_domain/consoleCopy