This repository contains the configuration and setup for the Global Evangelistic Network WordPress website.

.
├── .git
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── stack.yml
└── .env.example

• Docker
• Docker Swarm
• Traefik (configured and running)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mtcaddy/gen-wordpress.git
   cd gen-wordpress
   

2. For local development, copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in the necessary environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env
   

3. For Docker Swarm deployment, create the required secrets:

   echo "your_wordpress_database_password" | docker secret create wp_db_password -
   echo "your_database_root_password" | docker secret create db_root_password -

   Password can be generated by

   WP_DB_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
   DB_ROOT_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
   
   echo $WP_DB_PASSWORD | docker secret create wp_db_password -
   echo $DB_ROOT_PASSWORD | docker secret create db_root_password -
   
   echo "WordPress DB Password: $WP_DB_PASSWORD"
   echo "DB Root Password: $DB_ROOT_PASSWORD"
   ```
   

4. Deploy the stack:

   WP_NODE_HOSTNAME=master-3 docker stack deploy -c stack.yml gen

• The WordPress site will be available at https://gen.my.kipya-connect.com
• Traefik is configured to handle SSL termination
• WordPress and MariaDB data are persisted in Docker volumes
• The services are constrained to run on a specific node for data persistence
• Sensitive information is managed using Docker secrets

The following environment variables are used in the stack deployment:

• WP_NODE_HOSTNAME: The hostname of the node where WordPress and MariaDB should run

The following Docker secrets are used:

• wp_db_password: The password for the WordPress database user
• db_root_password: The root password for the MariaDB database

• Theme: Holy Church (https://themeforest.net/item/holy-church-religion-nonprofit-theme/20249696)
• Required Plugins:
  • Contact Form 7
  • The Events Calendar
  • WPML (for multi-language support)
  • Donation Plugin (e.g., Give - Donation Plugin)

To update WordPress or plugins, use the WordPress admin interface. If you need to update the Docker image:

1. Update the image version in stack.yml
2. Redeploy the stack:

   WP_NODE_HOSTNAME=your_node_hostname docker stack deploy -c stack.yml gen
   

Regularly backup the wp_data and db_data volumes. You can use Docker volume backup tools or scripts to automate this process.