Add ability to run ejabberd with console attached

ejabberd-base/README.md

@@ -6,22 +6,46 @@ This ejabberd Docker image allows you to run a single node ejabberd instance in
 
 ### Default configuration for domain localhost
 
-You can run ejabberd with the following command:
+You can run ejabberd in a new container with the following command:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -it -p 5222:5222 ejabberd/ecs
+docker run --name ejabberd -d -p 5222:5222 ejabberd/ecs
+```
+
+This command will run Docker image as a daemon, using ejabberd default configuration file and XMPP domain "localhost".
+
+To stop the running container, you can run:
+
+```bash
+docker stop ejabberd
+```
+
+If needed you can restart the stopped ejabberd container with:
+
+```bash
+docker restart ejabberd
+```
+
+### Running ejabberd with Erlang console attached
+
+If you would like to run it with console attached you can use the `console` command:
+
+```bash
+docker run -it -p 5222:5222 ejabberd/ecs console
 ```
 
 This command will use default configuration file and XMPP domain "localhost".
 
 ### Running ejabberd with your config file and database host directory
 
+The following command 
+
 ```bash
 mkdir db
-docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd)/db:/home/p1/db -p 5222:5222 ejabberd/ecs
+docker run --name ejabberd -v $(pwd)/ejabberd.yml:/home/p1/cfg/ejabberd.yml -v $(pwd)/db:/home/p1/db -p 5222:5222 ejabberd/ecs
 ```
 
-## Docker configuration
+## Docker image advanced configuration
 
 ### Files
 
@@ -35,8 +59,7 @@ ejabberd base Docker image exposes the following port:
 
 - 5222: This is the default XMPP port for clients.
 - 5280: This is the port for admin interface, API, Websockets and XMPP BOSH.
-- 5269: Optional. This is the port for XMPP federation. Only needed if you want
+- 5269: Optional. This is the port for XMPP federation. Only needed if you want to communicate with users on other servers.
-  to communicate with users on other servers.
 
 ### Volumes
 
@@ -46,21 +69,22 @@ This is the kind of data you probably want to store on a persistent or local dri
 Here are the volume you may want to map:
 
 - /home/p1/log/: Directory containing log files
-- /home/p1/db/: Directory containing Mnesia database. You should backup or
+- /home/p1/db/: Directory containing Mnesia database. You should backup or export the content of the directory to persistent storage (host storage, local storage, any storage plugin)
-  export the content of the directory to persistent storage (host storage, local storage, any storage plugin)
 
 ## Generating ejabberd release
 
 ### Configuration
 
-Configuration of ejabberd release is customized with:
+Image is build by embedding an ejabberd Erlang/OTP standalone release in the image.
+
+The configuration of ejabberd Erlang/OTP release is customized with:
 
 - rel/config.exs: Customize ejabberd release
 - rel/dev.exs: ejabberd environment configuration for development release
 - rel/docker.exs: ejabberd environment configuration for production Docker release
 - ejabberd.yml: ejabberd default config file 
 
-Run the build script to generate ejabberd ecs base image from ejabberd master on Github:
+Run the build script to generate ejabberd Community Server base image from ejabberd master on Github:
 
 ```bash
 ./build.sh

ejabberd-base/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@ if [ "$1" = 'ejabberd' ]; then
 
 	su-exec p1 $HOME/ejabberd/bin/ejabberd foreground
 fi
+
+if [ "$1" = 'console' ]; then
+	mkdir -p "$P1DATA"
+	chmod 700 "$P1DATA"
+	chown -R p1 "$P1DATA"
+	mkdir -p "$P1LOG"
+	chmod 700 "$P1LOG"
+	chown -R p1 "$P1LOG"
+
+	su-exec p1 $HOME/ejabberd/bin/ejabberd console
+fi