Let’s face it. Every once in awhile you come across a great product. But the struggle that you have to go through to set it up, is a major turn-off. Installing and setting up UltraESB-X might seem to be a daunting task at first. We at AdroitLogic have also been aware of the problem and finally, have come up with a solution. Yes. You’ve correctly guessed it. It’s a Docker image.
To continue with the guide, all you need is a working Docker installation which, thanks to its recent advancements and widespread adoption, is no longer a luxury item. Maybe your own computer, a dev system at your workplace, a virtual machine, or even an EC2 instance.
Setting up UltraESB-x
Once Docker is in place, getting your first UltraESB-X instance up and running is just as simple as:
docker run -e CLIENTKEY=your-client-key-here adroitlogic/ultraesb-x:17.07.1Since UltraESB-X is a proprietary product, you’ll have to obtain a client key in order to try it out. Just ask us for a key, and we’ll email you one that can run an unlimited number UltraESB-X instances.
If you need to keep the ESB running in an interactive terminal,
docker run -it -e CLIENTKEY=your-client-key-here adroitlogic/ultraesb-x:17.07.1However, running an UltraESB distribution without a project does not make much sense. Luckily, adding a project is as easy as a simple volume mount:
docker run -it -e CLIENTKEY=your-client-key-here -v /home/malith/sample-project/target:/opt/ultraesb-x/projects -p 9002:5400 adroitlogic/ultraesb-x:17.07.1We have mounted the target directory of our sample-project, overlaying the projects directory of the UltraESB-X bundle inside the Docker image. Since the project listens for messages on port 5400, we also mapped port 9002 of the host machine to port 5400 of the container (using -p) so we can send messages to our project from the outside.
Want to run multiple projects? Piece of cake:
docker run -it -e CLIENTKEY=your-client-key-here -v /path/to/project1.xpr:/opt/ultraesb-x/projects/project1.xpr -p 9002:5400 -v /path/to/project2.xpr:/opt/ultraesb-x/projects/project2.xpr -p 9003:5401 adroitlogic/ultraesb-x:17.07.1If you need to get a sample project set up quickly, simply visit our samples page and grab your favourite.
Enjoy!
