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Self-signed SSL certificates

On the host, create a directory for storing the self signed SSL certificates. This directory will be mounted in the Grafana container as well as in the InfluxDB container to /var/ssl . Create the self signed SSL certificates as follows:

mkdir -p /docker/ssl
cd /docker/ssl/
# Generate a private key
openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024
# Generate CSR
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
# Remove password
openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.key
# Generate self signed cert
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
# Set permissions
sudo chmod 644 server.crt
sudo chmod 600 server.key

Next, create a config directory and create individual configuration files for Grafana and InfluxB: mkdir conf

Grafana

In the file ./conf/grafana/defaults.ini set the protocol to https and provide the paths to the mounted ssl directory in the container.

#################################### Server ##############################
[server]
# Protocol (http, https, socket)
protocol = https
...
...
# https certs & key file
cert_file = /var/ssl/server.crt
cert_key = /var/ssl/server.key
...

InfluxDB

The file ./conf/influxdb/influxdb.conf is also pretty simple. Add a [http] category and add the settings:

[meta]
  dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/meta"
[data]
  dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/data"
  engine = "tsm1"
  wal-dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/wal"
[http]
  https-enabled = true
  https-certificate ="/var/ssl/server.crt"
  https-private-key ="/var/ssl/server.key"

Environment

You can set environment variables in env files for the services.

env.grafana

GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=grafana-clock-panel,briangann-gauge-panel,natel-plotly-panel,grafana-simple-json-datasource

env.influxdb

INFLUXDB_REPORTING_DISABLED=true
INFLUXDB_DB=
INFLUXDB_HTTP_AUTH_ENABLED=true
INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER=admin
INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
INFLUXDB_USER=
INFLUXDB_USER_PASSWORD=
INFLUXDB_WRITE_USER=
INFLUXDB_WRITE_USER_PASSWORD=

Docker Compose

Now you can launch the service by using docker-compose up for the following file. Note

version: '2'

services:
    influxdb:
        image: influxdb:latest
        container_name: influxdb
        ports:
            - "8083:8083"
            - "8086:8086"
            - "8090:8090"
        env_file:
            - 'env.influxdb'
        volumes:
            - data-influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb
            - /docker/ssl:/var/ssl
            - /docker/conf/influxdb/influxdb.conf:/etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf


    grafana:
        image: grafana/grafana:latest
        container_name: grafana
        ports:
            - "3000:3000"
        links:
            - influxdb
        env_file:
            - 'env.grafana'
        volumes:
            - data-grafana:/var/lib/grafana
            - /docker/ssl:/var/ssl
            - /docker/conf/grafana/defaults.ini:/usr/share/grafana/conf/defaults.ini
volumes:
  data-influxdb:
  data-grafana:

Lets Encrypt Setup

If you require valid certificates, you can also use certificates from lets encrypt.

First, create the certificates on the host:

certbot certonly --standalone --preferred-challenges http --renew-by-default -d iot.example.org

Then use this docker-compose file.

version: '2'

services:
    influxdb:
        image: influxdb:latest
        container_name: influxdb
        ports:
            - "8083:8083"
            - "8086:8086"
            - "8090:8090"
        env_file:
            - 'env.influxdb'
        volumes:
            - data-influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb
            - /etc/letsencrypt/live/iot.example.org/fullchain.pem:/var/ssl/server.crt
            - /etc/letsencrypt/live/iot.example.org/privkey.pem:/var/ssl/server.key
            - /docker/conf/influxdb/influxdb.conf:/etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf


    grafana:
        image: grafana/grafana:latest
        container_name: grafana
        ports:
            - "3000:3000"
        links:
            - influxdb
        env_file:
            - 'env.grafana'
        volumes:
            - data-grafana:/var/lib/grafana
            - /etc/letsencrypt/live/iot.example.org/fullchain.pem:/var/ssl/server.crt
            - /etc/letsencrypt/live/iot.example.org/privkey.pem:/var/ssl/server.key
            - /docker/conf/defaults.ini:/usr/share/grafana/conf/defaults.ini
volumes:
  data-influxdb:
  data-grafana:

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