baresse / mapcache-ubuntu14.04

Docker file for ubuntu:14.04.with(mapcache)

What is mapcache ?

"MapCache is a server that implements tile caching to speed up access to WMS layers. The primary objectives are to be fast and easily deployable, while offering the essential features (and more!) expected from a tile caching solution."

Source : www.mapserver.org/mapcache

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How to use this image

Build mapcache docker image

This image is built under ubuntu 14.04.

docker build -t pamtrak06/mapcache-ubuntu14.04:latest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pamtrak06/mapcache-ubuntu14.04/master/Dockerfile

Embedded wmts example from Data source : Environnement Canada, (licence)[http://dd.meteo.gc.ca/doc/LICENCE_GENERAL.txt]

Run mapcache docker container

Run container

$ docker run -d pamtrak06/mapcache-ubuntu14.04

Open a terminal session on a running container

$ docker ps
$ docker exec -d pamtrak06/mapcache-ubuntu14.04 /bin/bash

Exit container without stop it

CTRL+P  &  CTRL+Q

Get docker vm ip :

$ boot2Docker ip => 192.168.59.103

GetCapabilities

http://192.168.59.103/mapcache/wmts/?service=wmts&request=getCapabilities

GetTile

http://192.168.59.103/mapcache/wmts/?service=WMTS&request=GetTile&format=image/png&width=1600&height=600&srs=EPSG:4326&layer=GDPS.ETA_P0_PRESSURE&TileMatrixSet=WGS84&TileMatrix=0&TileRow=0&TileCol=0&time=2014-12-09T06:00:00Z

http://192.168.59.103/mapcache/wmts/?service=WMTS&request=GetTile&format=image/png&width=1600&height=600&srs=EPSG:4326&layer=GDPS.ETA_P0_PRESSURE&TileMatrixSet=WGS84&TileMatrix=0&TileRow=0&TileCol=1&time=2014-12-09T06:00:00Z

Configure container

Mapcache configuration file could be fully modified or replaced. Prerequisite : open a terminal session in the container.

$ vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/mapcache.xml

configure mapcache.xml with help from http://mapserver.org/fr/mapcache/config.html, and then after modification restart apache server like

$ apachectl restart

Take care about mapcache cache strategy (with type="disk" all is stored in container)

Mapcache configuration file could be generate from script mapcache-run.sh, arguments are :

$ cd /etc/apache2/conf-available/
$ ./mapcache.sh <wms url> <project name>

Example :

$ cd /etc/apache2/conf-available/
$  ./mapcache.sh http://geo.weather.gc.ca/geomet/?lang=E geometca
$ ls mapcache.xml