Dockerised FrameTrail

.dockerignore

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+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+docs
+examples
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+CLAUDE.md
+build
+node_modules
+scripts/node_modules

CLAUDE.md

@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ The build script:
 5. Generates clean HTML entry points that load only the two bundles
 6. Copies `_server/`, `.htaccess`, `favico.png`, `LICENSE.md`
 
+**Docker:** `Dockerfile` + `compose.yaml` in the repo root run this same build in a throwaway Node stage and serve the output via PHP + Apache (`docker compose up -d`). See [docs/DEPLOYMENT.md](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#option-1-server-deployment-php) for build args (e.g. `WITH_FFMPEG`) and volume details.
+
 ### CI/CD
 
 - **Build verification** (`.github/workflows/build.yml`): Runs on every push to `main`/`develop` and every PR. Builds and verifies output.

Dockerfile

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+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+#
+# Multi-stage build: compiles the minified JS/CSS bundle from source in a
+# throwaway Node stage (mirrors scripts/build.sh / .github/workflows/build.yml),
+# then serves it from a plain PHP + Apache runtime with no build tooling included.
+#
+# Build:  docker build -t frametrail .
+# Run:    docker run -p 8080:80 -v frametrail_data:/var/www/html/_data frametrail
+
+########################################
+# Stage 1: build minified JS/CSS bundle
+########################################
+FROM node:20-alpine AS build
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache bash
+
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm install -g terser csso-cli \
+    && bash scripts/build.sh
+
+########################################
+# Stage 2: runtime (PHP + Apache)
+########################################
+FROM php:8.3-apache
+
+# ffmpeg adds ~500MB (codecs/libs) for a feature (server-side video transcoding +
+# thumbnail/scrub-sprite generation) the app detects at runtime and silently skips
+# if absent. Off by default for a lean image; opt in with --build-arg WITH_FFMPEG=true.
+ARG WITH_FFMPEG=false
+
+# gd   -> image thumbnails (src/_server/files.php)
+# curl -> oEmbed / OpenGraph resource previews
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        libfreetype6-dev \
+        libjpeg62-turbo-dev \
+        libpng-dev \
+        libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+        $( [ "$WITH_FFMPEG" = "true" ] && echo ffmpeg ) \
+    && docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-freetype --with-jpeg \
+    && docker-php-ext-install -j"$(nproc)" gd curl \
+    && a2enmod rewrite \
+    && printf '<Directory /var/www/html>\n    AllowOverride All\n</Directory>\n' \
+        >> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf \
+    # gd.so / curl.so link against these at runtime. Re-installing them by name
+    # marks them "manually installed" so the --auto-remove purge below doesn't
+    # treat them as orphaned deps of the -dev packages and remove them too.
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        libfreetype6 libjpeg62-turbo libpng16-16t64 libcurl4t64 \
+    && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove \
+        libfreetype6-dev libjpeg62-turbo-dev libpng-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    # Fail the build loudly (rather than shipping a broken image) if a future base
+    # image bump renames the runtime lib packages above and breaks extension loading.
+    && php -m | grep -qx gd && php -m | grep -qx curl
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+COPY --from=build /src/build/ ./
+
+# Install dir + _data/ must be writable by the web server: FrameTrail's setup
+# wizard creates _data/ on first run and writes into it on every save/upload.
+RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
+
+# _data/ doesn't exist yet at this point (it's created by the setup wizard), so
+# this chown never reaches it once a volume/bind-mount is placed there at
+# `docker run`/`compose up` time — mounting always overrides build-time state
+# with a fresh, root-owned directory. docker-entrypoint.sh fixes ownership at
+# container start instead, where the mounted path actually exists.
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+EXPOSE 80
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["apache2-foreground"]

README.md

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 For public deployments, use Apache (`.htaccess` included) or nginx with PHP-FPM. No PHP installed? Use [XAMPP](https://www.apachefriends.org/) (Windows) or [MAMP](https://www.mamp.info/) (Mac/Windows).
 
+**Or use Docker** — no PHP install needed:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Open `http://localhost:8080` and follow the setup wizard. The image builds the minified bundle from source in a throwaway Node stage and serves it via PHP + Apache, so no build tooling ends up in the final image; `_data/` persists in a named volume across restarts. Pass `--build-arg WITH_FFMPEG=true` (or uncomment the `args:` in `compose.yaml`) to include FFmpeg for server-side video transcoding and thumbnail generation — it's off by default to keep the image lean (~500MB smaller).
+
 ### Option 2: Local Folder Mode 
 
 1. Download and extract FrameTrail

compose.yaml

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+services:
+  frametrail:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      # args:
+      #   WITH_FFMPEG: "true"   # adds ffmpeg for server-side transcoding (~500MB larger)
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80"
+    volumes:
+      # All app state (accounts, hypervideos, annotations, uploads) lives here —
+      # no database. Back this up / migrate between installs by copying it.
+      - frametrail_data:/var/www/html/_data
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  frametrail_data:

docker-entrypoint.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# _data/ doesn't exist in the image (FrameTrail's setup wizard creates it on
+# first run), so a fresh volume/bind-mount is initialized root-owned by Docker.
+# The chown baked into the image at build time never touches it, since it's
+# applied before any volume is ever mounted over the path. Fix ownership here,
+# at container start, once — skip it once it's already correct so a large
+# _data/ doesn't pay a recursive chown on every restart.
+mkdir -p /var/www/html/_data
+if [ "$(stat -c '%U' /var/www/html/_data)" != "www-data" ]; then
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/_data
+fi
+
+exec docker-php-entrypoint "$@"

docs/DEPLOYMENT.md

@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ Then open `http://localhost:8080`. No Apache, no XAMPP needed if PHP is installe
 - `.htaccess` — Apache rewrite rules
 - `favico.png`, `README.md`, `LICENSE.md`
 
+**Or use Docker:**
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/OpenHypervideo/FrameTrail.git
+cd FrameTrail
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Open `http://localhost:8080` and follow the setup wizard. The `Dockerfile` builds the minified bundle from source in a throwaway Node stage (mirrors `scripts/build.sh`) and serves it via PHP + Apache — no Node or build tooling ends up in the final image. `_data/` persists in the named `frametrail_data` volume across container restarts/upgrades.
+
+FFmpeg (server-side video transcoding + thumbnail/scrub-sprite generation) is left out by default to keep the image lean (~500MB smaller); the app detects its absence at runtime and skips those features gracefully. To include it:
+
+```bash
+docker compose build --build-arg WITH_FFMPEG=true
+```
+
+or uncomment the `args:` block in `compose.yaml`.
+
 ### Option 2: Local Folder Mode (No Server)
 
 Single-user editing without a server. Uses the [File System Access API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_Access_API) to read and write files directly on disk. File uploads (images, video, audio) are supported, but server-side capabilities like media transcoding and user management are not available.