Install Anon in Docker

Docker Setup and Deployment

This instruction will guide you how to install a Relay in Docker for different Linux distributions. The instructions are applicable to both amd64 and arm64 architectures, including devices such as the Raspberry Pi.

The latest Docker image can be found here:

https://github.com/anyone-protocol/ator-protocol/pkgs/container/ator-protocol

From Anon version 0.4.9.7-live it is required to accept terms and conditions to run the client.

Step by step installation

Type all the commands in a terminal window. Each code block can be pasted in full.

1. Add Docker repository

sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg -y 
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
. /etc/os-release
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$ID/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/$ID \
  $(. /etc/os-release && sudo echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update

2. Install the Docker packages

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin -y

3. Prepare directories and fetch files

sudo mkdir /opt/compose-files/
sudo mkdir -p /opt/anon/etc/anon/
sudo mkdir -p /opt/anon/run/anon/
sudo mkdir -p /root/.nyx/
sudo chmod -R 700 /opt/anon/run/anon/
sudo chown -R 100:101 /opt/anon/run/anon/
sudo touch /opt/anon/etc/anon/notices.log
sudo chown 100:101 /opt/anon/etc/anon/notices.log
sudo useradd -M anond
sudo wget -O /opt/compose-files/relay.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anyone-protocol/anon-install/refs/heads/main/docker/anon-relay/relay.yaml
sudo wget -O /opt/anon/etc/anon/anonrc https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anyone-protocol/anon-install/refs/heads/main/docker/anon-relay/anonrc
sudo wget -O /root/.nyx/config https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anyone-protocol/anon-install/refs/heads/main/docker/anon-relay/config

4. Create and start the Docker container

sudo docker compose -f /opt/compose-files/relay.yaml up -d

Done!

Commands for updating, testing and monitoring:

Edit relay configuration

sudo nano /opt/anon/etc/anon/anonrc

Update relay to run latest version

sudo docker container rm --force anon-relay
sudo docker pull svforte/anon:latest
sudo docker compose -f /opt/compose-files/relay.yaml up -d

Install Nyx monitor

sudo apt-get install nyx

Monitor relay with Nyx

sudo nyx -s /opt/anon/run/anon/control

Check status for containers

sudo docker ps

Start, stop and restart the relay container

sudo docker start anon-relay
sudo docker restart anon-relay
sudo docker stop anon-relay

Check systemctl logs for anon service

sudo docker logs anon-relay

Monitor anon log

sudo tail -f /opt/anon/etc/anon/notices.log

Remove the relay container

sudo docker rm anon-relay --force

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