APACHE | PHP

.gitpod.dockerfile

@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full:latest
 
-USER root
+# optional: use a custom apache config.
+COPY apache.conf /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
 
-# install via Ubuntu's APT:
-# * Apache - the web server
-# * Multitail - see logs live in the terminal
-RUN apt-get update \
- && apt-get -y install apache2 multitail \
- && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/*
-
-# 1. give write permission to the gitpod-user to apache directories
-# 2. let Apache use apache.conf and apache.env.sh from our /workspace/<myproject> folder
-RUN chown -R gitpod:gitpod /var/run/apache2 /var/lock/apache2 /var/log/apache2 \
- && echo "include \${GITPOD_REPO_ROOT}/apache.conf" > /etc/apache2/apache2.conf \
- && echo ". \${GITPOD_REPO_ROOT}/apache.env.sh" > /etc/apache2/envvars
+# optional: change document root folder. It's relative to your git working copy.
+ENV APACHE_DOCROOT_IN_REPO="www"

.gitpod.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 image:
   file: .gitpod.dockerfile
+  context: apache
 ports:
 - port: 8080
   onOpen: open-preview

README.md

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 ## What this Example does
 
-* use the Dockerfile to install Apache via apt-get, because in the Dockerfile we have root access
-* configure Apache via apache.conf and apache.env.sh from the Gitpod workspace
-* have a minimal Apache config in apache.conf
-* run Apache as gitpod:gitpod
+* use the Dockerfile to configure Apache
+* optional: use a custom and minimal apache.conf. If you don't do this, the default from workspace-full will be used.
 * follow the Apache logs in the Gitpod Terminal View via multitail
-* run apache on port 8080, because as unpreviliged process it can't open port 80
+* run apache on port 8080
 
 ## Terminal Commands to try
 * `apachectl start` - start Apache Web Server (it's started automatically on workspace launch)