How to install Soffid LDAP?

Installation with docker 

 Prerequisites 

 To install Soffid LDAP , you must install  Docker . Despite Docker desktop can be used for testing purposes, Docker container runtime usage is recommended. 

 Installation 

 To start Soffid LDAP, execute: 

 docker volume create ldapconf

docker volume create ldapdata

docker run --name soffidldap -p 1389:389 -v ldapconf:/etc/ldap/slapd.d -v ldapdata:/var/lib/ldap -d -e SOFFID_SERVER=https://<SYNCSERVERNAME>:760 -e SOFFID_AGENT=<SOFFID_AGENT> -e USER=<ADMIN_USERNAME> -e PASSWORD=<ADMIN_PASSWORD> -e DN=<YOUR_BASE_DN> soffid/soffidldap:latest 

 

 💻 Image 

 

 

 Now, you can connect to the LDAP Server using the user name and password used to create the docker instance. 

 Docker commands 

 Stop the service 

 docker stop soffidldap 

 Start the service 

 docker start soffidldap 

 Remove the service 

 docker rm soffidldap 

 Docker Volumes 

 

 The initial configuration files are located in the ldapconf volume , usually in /var/lib/docker/volumes/ldapconf/_data 

 The initial data files are located in the ldapdata volume , usually in /var/lib/docker/volumes/ldapdata/_data 

 

 Installation with docker compose 

 Prerequisites 

 To install Soffid LDAP using Docker Compose , you must first have installed it. 

 Installation 

 Create a new folder or use the one in your current environment; you need to add the following service to the docker-compose.yaml file. 

 Remember to enter the correct values for variables of type <VALUE> . 

 services:

 soffidldap:

 image: soffid/soffidldap:latest

 environment:

 SOFFID_SERVER: https://<SYNCSERVERNAME>:<PORT>

 SOFFID_AGENT: <SOFFID_AGENT>

 USER: <ADMIN_USERNAME>

 PASSWORD: <ADMIN_PASSWORD>

 DN: <YOUR_BASE_DN>

 networks:

 - network

 ports:

 - 1389:389

 volumes:

 - ldapconf:/etc/ldap/slapd.d 

 - ldapdata:/var/lib/ldap

networks:

 network:

 name: netversion4

 driver: bridge

volumes:

 ldapconf:

 name: soffidldap_ldapconf

 ldapdata:

 name: soffidldap_ldapdata 

 This is an example of a configuration. 

 

 We deploy the service. 

 docker compose up -d 

 Testing 

 Now, you can connect to the  LDAP Server using the user  and password used to create the docker service. 

 You can use a free tool such as Apache Directory Studio . 

 Docker compose commands 

 If you need further information about Docker Compose, you can visit the Docker Compose commands page 

 Docker Volumes 

 

 The initial configuration files are located in the ldapconf volume , usually in /var/lib/docker/volumes/ldapconf/_data 

 The initial data files are located in the ldapdata volume , usually in /var/lib/docker/volumes/ldapdata/_data