Mapserver in Docker

This is an Ubuntu derived image containing MapServer running under the Nginx web server as a FastCGI service. Mapserver is compiled with a broad range of options, including a comprehensive version of GDAL.

Each branch in the git repository corresponds to a supported Map server version (e.g. 7.0.1) with the master branch following MapServer master. These branch names are reflected in the image tags on the Docker Hub.

Usage

The HTTP endpoint for the MapServer mapserv CGI binary is the root URL at /. This can be tested by mapping the web server's port 80 on the container to port 8080 on the host:

docker run -p 8080:80 geodata/mapserver

You can then test using the included example mapfile by pointing your browser at http://localhost:8080/?map=/usr/local/share/mapserver/examples/test.map&mode=map.

Other than the test mapfile located at /usr/local/share/mapserver/examples/test.map no other MapServer configuration is provided: you will need to provide appropriate mapfiles and ancilliary configuration files (e.g. templates) for running Mapserver, either via volume or bind mounts or in a derived image. E.g. assuming you have the mapfile 'my-app.map' in the current working directory, you could mount it as:

docker run -v $(pwd):/maps:ro -p 8080:80 geodata/mapserver

You will then be able to access the map from your host machine at http://localhost:8080/?map=/maps/my-app.map&mode=map.