Override function of ERPNext in docker

Th_Nguy_n_Phu · October 6, 2022, 2:04am

Hello everyone,
I install ERPNext via GitHub - frappe/frappe_docker: Docker images for production and development setups of the Frappe framework and ERPNext.
Now, I want to override some functions but I don’t know which container is the core of ERPnext: back-end , scheduler, …
Every container also has the same apps folder (consist of python and js scripts).
The detail path is: /home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/erpnext/…

revant_one · October 6, 2022, 9:02am

in case of development setup, use frappe container for operating bench commands.

all benches are created under frappe_docker/development directory. It is mounted in frappe container

Th_Nguy_n_Phu · October 6, 2022, 9:44am

I setup app on server so I use SSH and production guide. I only config single bench for single site on single server.
This is all container in my compose.

My question is: “If I want to override a function (send email), I will choose which container”.
PS: when I exec into back-end container, I could’t execute “bench init <…>” command line . Why ?

revant_one · October 6, 2022, 11:56am

The screenshot you shared is for production setup. You need to build your own images if you wish to modify the core code.

Override FRAPPE_REPO and ERPNEXT_REPO to build from forks.

github.com

frappe/frappe_docker/blob/02fcf42c7c1bd9dd4c487a60d7aa887fa57fec17/docker-bake.hcl#L16-L26


      
          variable "FRAPPE_REPO" {
              default = "https://github.com/frappe/frappe"
          }
          
          
variable "ERPNEXT_REPO" {
              default = "https://github.com/frappe/erpnext"
          }
          
          
variable "BENCH_REPO" {
              default = "https://github.com/frappe/bench"
          }

If you wish to build with custom apps, Official docs: frappe_docker/README.md at main · frappe/frappe_docker · GitHub, Example repo: GitHub - castlecraft/custom_frappe_docker

Docs to patch some code from official images: frappe_docker/patch-code-from-images.md at main · frappe/frappe_docker · GitHub