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Part 1: Docker for Oracle Database Applications in Node.js and Python

Welcome to this two part series on using Docker for Oracle Database applications. Part 1: Installing Docker and Creating Images with the Oracle Client Part 2:...

Welcome to this two part series on using Docker for Oracle Database applications. Part 1: Installing Docker and Creating Images with the Oracle Client Part 2: Creating Docker containers that connect to Oracle Database (coming soon) The examples are for Node.js and Python, but the concepts are also useful for the many other languages whose database APIs are implemented on top of Oracle Call Interface; these other languages include C, PHP, Go, Ruby, Rust, Erlang, Julia, Nim,...

Dockerfiles for node-oracledb are Easy and Simple

Things change fast and it's time for an update on running Node.js in Docker. Let's dive right in. Here's a Dockerfile that pulls the lightweight Oracle Linux...

Things change fast and it's time for an update on running Node.js in Docker. Let's dive right in. Here's a Dockerfile that pulls the lightweight Oracle Linux "slim" image, installs the latest Node.js runtime, and installs the Oracle Client libraries needed for the node-oracledb module. Note no Docker store login or manual downloads are required: FROM oraclelinux:7-slim RUN yum -y install oracle-release-el7 oracle-nodejs-release-el7 && \ yum-config-manager --disable...

Oracle Instant Client-based Middle Tiers Such As Docker Without a Click-through

The Oracle Linux group is pushing forward hard and their latest news is that Instant Client RPMs for Oracle Linux are downloadable for Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle...

The Oracle Linux group is pushing forward hard and their latest news is that Instant Client RPMs for Oracle Linux are downloadable for Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 6 without needing a click-through. This means you can now more easily provision systems using an automated install process. Sergio's blog post has the announcement and steps to use the packages. Our Instant Client 18.3 Dockerfile has also been updated. As you'd expect, 'docker build' now does the download and...

A node-oracledb Web Service in Docker

This post shows how to run a node-oracledb application in a Docker Container. For bonus points, the application connects to an Oracle Database running in a...

This post shows how to run a node-oracledb application in a Docker Container. For bonus points, the application connects to an Oracle Database running in a second container. The steps are the 'show notes' from a recent talk at Oracle Code. The demo app is a simple Express web service that accepts REST calls. DOCKER Oracle Docker images are available from https://store.docker.com/ and also mirrored on https://container-registry.oracle.com If you're not familiar with Docker,...