Starting or stopping a Pentaho Server container

You start the Pentaho Server container when you specify the -X parameter to the DockMaker command. If you do not specify the -X parameter, the generatedFiles folder is created, but you must use the docker build and docker compose commands to generate the docker-compose.yml file. The docker-compose.yml file is a standard docker compose file that starts both thePentaho Server and repository database containers from their associated images. The data in the repository database is stored on a docker volume. You can sign into the server by entering http://localhost:8081/pentaho/Login into a browser. The default port number is 8081. You can change it with the -p parameter to the DockMaker command.

Once the Pentaho Server containers are built, use the docker compose command with the up parameter to start the containers, as shown in the following example:

docker compose -f generatedFiles/docker-compose/yml up

Use docker compose with the stop parameter to stop the containers, as shown in the following example:

docker compose -f generatedFiles/docker-compose/yml stop

Use docker compose with the down parameter to stop and delete the Pentaho Server container yet keep the database volume intact, as shown in the following example:

docker compose -f generatedFiles/docker-compose/yml down

Use docker compose with the down and -v parameters to stop and delete both Pentaho Server and repository database containers with all associated volumes, as shown in the following example:

docker compose -f generatedFiles/docker-compose/yml down -v

You can also use the DockMakerDown.bat (Windows) or DockMakerDown.sh (Linux) script files to stop and delete both Pentaho Server and repository database containers with all associated volumes.