How to Set Up and Configure OpenLDAP in a Docker Container with PhpLDAPadmin

Ali Benromdhane — Tue, 16 May 2023 20:11:27 +0000

If you are looking to set up an LDAP server and need an easy way to manage it, installing OpenLDAP with phpLDAPadmin using Docker can make your life a lot easier.

LDAP or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is a protocol that allows users to access and maintain directory information services over the internet. It's used by many organizations for authentication, authorization, and other tasks.

1-Install Docker on your machine if you haven't already. You can download Docker from their website.

2-Create a new directory on your machine where you want to store the configuration files for your LDAP server.

3-Inside the newly created directory, create a new file called docker-compose.yml.

3-Copy the following code into the docker-compose.yml file.

version: '3.7'
services:
  openldap:
    image: osixia/openldap:latest
    container_name: openldap
    hostname: openldap
    ports: 
      - "389:389"
      - "636:636"
    volumes:
      - ./data/certificates:/container/service/slapd/assets/certs
      - ./data/slapd/database:/var/lib/ldap
      - ./data/slapd/config:/etc/ldap/slapd.d
    environment: 
      - LDAP_ORGANISATION=alibnr
      - LDAP_DOMAIN=alibnr.com
      - LDAP_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
      - LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin_pass
      - LDAP_CONFIG_PASSWORD=config_pass
      - "LDAP_BASE_DN=dc=alibnr,dc=com"
      - LDAP_TLS_CRT_FILENAME=server.crt
      - LDAP_TLS_KEY_FILENAME=server.key
      - LDAP_TLS_CA_CRT_FILENAME=alibnr.com.ca.crt
      - LDAP_READONLY_USER=true
      - LDAP_READONLY_USER_USERNAME=user-ro
      - LDAP_READONLY_USER_PASSWORD=ro_pass
    networks:
      - openldap

  phpldapadmin:
    image: osixia/phpldapadmin:latest
    container_name: phpldapadmin
    hostname: phpldapadmin
    ports: 
      - "80:80"
    environment: 
      - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS=openldap
      - PHPLDAPADMIN_HTTPS=false
    depends_on:
      - openldap
    networks:
      - openldap

networks:
  openldap:
    driver: bridge

5-Save the file and run the following command in the terminal inside the directory where you created the docker-compose.yml file.

docker-compose up -d

This will start the OpenLDAP and phpLDAPadmin containers in the background.

6-Once the containers are up and running, you can access the phpLDAPadmin web interface by opening a web browser and entering the following URL.

http://localhost

7-To log in, enter cn=admin,dc=alibnr,dc=com as the username and admin_pass as the password.

8-After logging in, you can start managing your LDAP server using the phpLDAPadmin interface.

That's it! You now have a fully functional and easy-to-manage LDAP server using Docker and phpLDAPadmin.

DEV Community: Ali Benromdhane

How to Set Up and Configure OpenLDAP in a Docker Container with PhpLDAPadmin