Inception

📌 Project Overview

Inception is a Web Development & System Administration project that requires setting up a secure, containerized web hosting infrastructure using Docker Compose. The goal is to virtualize multiple services in separate Docker containers, ensuring security, scalability, and maintainability.

🏗️ Tech Stack

• Docker & Docker Compose
• Nginx (Reverse Proxy with TLSv1.2/1.3)
• MariaDB (Database)
• WordPress + PHP-FPM (CMS)
• Volumes & Networks (Persistent storage and container networking)
• Environment Variables & Secrets Management

🚀 Features

✅ Secure Nginx server with TLSv1.2/1.3 (HTTPS only)
✅ WordPress + PHP-FPM running in an isolated container
✅ MariaDB as the database backend with persistent storage
✅ Secure user authentication with restricted admin credentials
✅ All services managed via Docker Compose
✅ Custom domain name (e.g., otaraki.42.fr)

⚙️ Mandatory Requirements

• Each service must run in its own container.
• Containers must be built from Alpine or Debian (latest version is prohibited).
• NGINX container must be the only entry point (port 443 only).
• No passwords must be stored in Dockerfiles (use environment variables).
• The Docker network must connect all containers securely.
• The WordPress database must contain at least two users, one being an administrator (username cannot contain admin/administrator).
• Containers must restart on failure.
• No infinite loops (tail -f, sleep infinity, etc.) inside containers.

🔥 Bonus Features

If the mandatory part is perfect, the following bonus features can be implemented:
✅ Redis caching for WordPress
✅ FTP server for managing files
✅ Adminer (Database management tool)
✅ Static website (e.g., portfolio or showcase page)
✅ Any other useful service (justified during evaluation)

🔧 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/inception.git
   cd inception
   

Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the srcs/ directory and add the following:

DOMAIN_NAME=otaraki.42.fr

MariaDB Setup

• MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=your_root_password
• MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress
• MYSQL_USER=your_db_user
• MYSQL_PASSWORD=your_db_password

WordPress Setup

• WP_ADMIN_USER=your_admin_user
• WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=your_admin_password
• WP_ADMIN_EMAIL=your_email@example.com
• WP_USER=your_wp_user
• WP_USER_PASSWORD=your_wp_user_password
• WP_USER_EMAIL=your_wp_user_email@example.com

Build and Run

-- make

Notes

• Do not store passwords, API keys, or credentials in Git.
  Use .env files and Docker secrets instead.

• Avoid using the following in Docker Compose:

  • network: host
  • --link
  • links:

• Ensure containers restart on failure but do not use infinite loops like:

  • tail -f
  • sleep infinity
  • while true

• NGINX must be the only entry point (exposing port 443 only).

• Use the penultimate stable version of Alpine or Debian, as the latest version is prohibited.