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Orion/Terminal Administration Guide
This guide contains information on managing the terminal support for an Orion server.
Contents
Introduction
The default Orion server out of the box adds a shell page. The Orion shell has a limited set of commands that the user can take advantage of.
It is desirable in some development environments to provide full shell access to the user's projects and files. Some users need access to a command line to accomplish such activities as:
- run git commands against projects cloned from a git repository
- manage dependencies with npm
- build with grunt
- access a remote server with ssh
An Orion server can take advantage of a Docker server to provide a terminal page to provide this shell capability.
Prerequisites
Standalone Server
In this simple topology, the Orion server and the Docker server are installed on the same Linux server.
Separate Orion Server and Docker Server
In this topology, the Orion server and the Docker server are installed on separate servers, with the Orion server workspace on a shared filesystem.
Separate Orion Server and Docker Server behind a Reverse Proxy
In this advanced topology, the Orion server and the Docker server are on an internal network and are accessible to the external network via a reverse proxy server.