# What is Sentry? Sentry is a realtime event logging and aggregation platform. It specializes in monitoring errors and extracting all the information needed to do a proper post-mortem without any of the hassle of the standard user feedback loop. > [github.com/getsentry/sentry](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry) %%LOGO%% # How to use this image ## How to setup a full Sentry instance 1. Start a Redis container ```console $ docker run -d --name sentry-redis redis ``` 2. Start a Postgres container ```console $ docker run -d --name sentry-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret -e POSTGRES_USER=sentry postgres ``` 3. Generate a new secret key to be shared by all `%%REPO%%` containers. This value will then be used as the `SENTRY_SECRET_KEY` environment variable. ```console $ docker run --rm sentry generate-secret-key ``` 4. If this is a new database, you'll need to run `upgrade` ```console $ docker run -it --rm -e SENTRY_SECRET_KEY='' --link sentry-postgres:postgres --link sentry-redis:redis sentry upgrade ``` **Note: the `-it` is important as the initial upgrade will prompt to create an initial user and will fail without it** 5. Now start up Sentry server ```console $ docker run -d --name my-sentry -e SENTRY_SECRET_KEY='' --link sentry-redis:redis --link sentry-postgres:postgres sentry ``` 6. The default config needs a celery beat and celery workers, start as many workers as you need (each with a unique name) ```console $ docker run -d --name sentry-celery-beat -e SENTRY_SECRET_KEY='' --link sentry-postgres:postgres --link sentry-redis:redis sentry celery beat $ docker run -d --name sentry-celery1 -e SENTRY_SECRET_KEY='' --link sentry-postgres:postgres --link sentry-redis:redis sentry celery worker ``` ### Port mapping If you'd like to be able to access the instance from the host without the container's IP, standard port mappings can be used. Just add `-p 8080:9000` to the `docker run` arguments and then access either `http://localhost:8080` or `http://host-ip:8080` in a browser. ## Configuring the initial user If you did not create a superuser during `upgrade`, use the following to create one: ```console $ docker run -it --rm -e SENTRY_SECRET_KEY='' --link sentry-redis:redis --link sentry-postgres:postgres sentry createuser ``` ## Environment variables When you start the `%%REPO%%` image, you can adjust the configuration of the Sentry instance by passing one or more environment variables on the `docker run` command line. Please note that these environment variables are provided as a jump start, and it's highly recommended to either mount in your own config file or utilize the `%%REPO%%:onbuild` variant. ### `SENTRY_SECRET_KEY` A secret key used for cryptographic functions within Sentry. This key should be unique and consistent across all running instances. You can generate a new secret key doing something like: ```console $ docker run --rm sentry generate-secret-key ``` ### `SENTRY_POSTGRES_HOST`, `SENTRY_POSTGRES_PORT`, `SENTRY_DB_NAME`, `SENTRY_DB_USER`, `SENTRY_DB_PASSWORD` Database credentials for your Postgres server. These values aren't needed if a linked `postgres` container exists. ### `SENTRY_REDIS_HOST`, `SENTRY_REDIS_PORT`, `SENTRY_REDIS_DB` Connection information for your Redis server. These values aren't needed if a linked `redis` container exists. ### `SENTRY_MEMCACHED_HOST`, `SENTRY_MEMCACHED_PORT` Connection information for a Memcache server. These values aren't needed if a linked `memcached` container exists. ### `SENTRY_FILESTORE_DIR` Directory where uploaded files will be stored. This defaults to `/var/lib/sentry/files` and is a `VOLUME` for persistent data. ### `SENTRY_SERVER_EMAIL` The email address used for `From:` in outbound emails. Default: `root@localhost` ### `SENTRY_EMAIL_HOST`, `SENTRY_EMAIL_PORT`, `SENTRY_EMAIL_USER`, `SENTRY_EMAIL_PASSWORD`, `SENTRY_EMAIL_USE_TLS` Connection information for an outbound smtp server. These values aren't needed if a linked `smtp` container exists. ### `SENTRY_MAILGUN_API_KEY` If you're using Mailgun for inbound mail, set your API key and configure a route to forward to `/api/hooks/mailgun/inbound/`.