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+WIKITAG=2
+DBTAG=10.6
+SEARCHTAG=7.17.10
+
+INTRANET=
+
+DB_TYPE=
+DB_HOST=
+DB_PORT=
+DBNAME=
+DB_USER=
+DB_PASS=
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+.env
+files/
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-# compose-wikijs
+# Basic Wiki.js with MariaDB and Elasticsearch docker-compose config
+* can be run on single node setup or in swarm  
 
+## howto
+### single node
+#### start container
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+#### stop container (and remove)
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
+
+#### view logs
+```bash
+docker compose logs -f
+```
+
+#### reload config
+```bash
+docker compose restart
+```
+
+### swarm
+#### start aka deploy
+hint: drone fails to start until git auth source is created and set in vars
+```bash
+docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml wiki
+```
+
+#### stop container aka stack
+```bash
+docker stack rm wiki
+```
+
+#### view logs
+```bash
+docker service logs wiki_wiki -f
+docker service logs wiki_db -f
+docker service logs wiki_elastic -f
+```
+
+#### reload config (no downtime if replica 2 or more)
+```bash
+docker service update wiki_wiki
+docker service update wiki_db
+docker service update wiki_elastic
+```
+
+## example caddy config
+```
+wiki.example.com {
+    reverse_proxy wiki:3000
+}
+```
+
+## config elastic search engin
+1) Goto: Adminpanel => Search Engin
+2) Select Elasticsearch
+   - Elasticsearch Version: 7.x
+   - Hosts: http://elastic:9300
+   - Index Name: wiki
+3) Save with "Apply"
+4) Hit "Rebuild index" 
+
+## source
+- https://www.lucadentella.it/en/2022/05/10/wiki-js-ricerca-full-text-con-elasticsearch/
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+# https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/
+---
+version: "3.9"
+services:
+  wiki:
+    image: requarks/wiki:${WIKITAG:-latest}
+    container_name: wiki
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on: 
+      - db
+      - elastic
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        max_replicas_per_node: 1
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+        delay: 10s
+    # volumes:      # only need if using sqlite
+    #   - ${BASEDIR:-.}/files/data/:/data/
+    #   - ${BASEDIR:-.}/files/config/:/config/
+    environment:
+      - DB_TYPE=${DB_TYPE:-mariadb}
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-db}
+      - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT:-3306}
+      - DB_NAME=${DBNAME:-wikijs}
+      - DB_USER=${DB_USER:-wikijs}
+      - DB_PASS=${DB_PASS:-wikijspasswd}
+    networks:
+      - backend
+      - wikinet
+
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:${DBTAG:-latest}
+    container_name: wikidb
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        max_replicas_per_node: 1
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+        delay: 10s
+    volumes: 
+      - ${BASEDIR:-.}/files/db/:/var/lib/mysql/
+    environment:
+      - MARIADB_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=yes
+      - MARIADB_DATABASE=${DB_NAME:-wikijs}
+      - MARIADB_USER=${DB_USER:-wikijs}
+      - MARIADB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS:-wikijspasswd}
+    networks:
+      - wikinet
+
+  elastic:
+    image: elasticsearch:${SEARCHTAG:-latest}
+    container_name: elastic
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        max_replicas_per_node: 1
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+        delay: 10s
+    environment:
+      - xpack.security.enabled=false
+      - "discovery.type=single-node"
+    networks:
+      - wikinet
+
+networks:
+  backend:
+    name: ${INTRANET:-backend}
+  wikinet:
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