Docker + Jekyll via BitTorrent Sync, with boot2docker

Docker+Jekyll+BTSync.md

docker run -d -p ::3000/udp -p ::8888 --name btsync -v /mnt/blog jokeyrhyme/btsync
docker ps

• note the port mapped to btsync:8888
• if not using boot2docker, you should specify -p 127.0.0.1::8888 for security

boot2docker ip

• note the VM's IP address

• if not using boot2docker, just use 127.0.0.1 instead

• navigate web browser to VM, btsync port

• "Add Folder" and setup /mnt/blog with full-access key for blog project directory in host btsync

docker run -t -i -P --name jekyll --volumes-from btsync -w /mnt/blog jokeyrhyme/github-pages
docker ps

• leave out the -t -i if you don't want to see when files are updated

• note the port mapped to jekyll:4000

• navigate web browser to VM, jekyll port

Main issues:

• relies on external infrastructure to function (i.e. BitTorrent Sync) (?? is this accurate ??)
• takes 10 seconds or more for changes to be propagated from outer host to Jekyll container