BitlBee with additional plugins in a container

This repository provides a Docker-based setup for running Bitlbee with additional plugins for extended functionality and an optional Stunnel service to enable secure IRC communications over TLS.

Features

• Bitlbee: A popular gateway that connects instant messaging services with IRC. In addition to the Bitlbee's out of the box supported protocols, these are the pre-installed plugins:
  • Google Hangouts via purple-hangouts
  • Discord via purple-discord
  • Matrix via purple-matrix
  • Microsoft Teams via teams
  • Slack via slack-libpurple
  • Skype via skype4pidgin
  • Facebook (MQTT) via bitlbee-facebook
  • Mastodon via bitlbee-mastodon
  • Telegram via [tdlib-purple](https://github.com/BenWiederhake/
• Stunnel: Adds TLS encryption for secure IRC connections.
• Multi-architecture support: builds for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64.
• Kubernetes resources included for deployment in containerized environments.
• Linting and security scans integrated into CI/CD workflows.

Quick Start

Running Locally with Podman or Docker Compose

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mbologna/docker-bitlbee.git
   cd docker-bitlbee
   

2. Build and run the containers:

   podman-compose up --build
   

   If you're using Docker:

   docker-compose up --build
   

3. Access the Bitlbee service on port 6667 and the Stunnel service on port 16697.

Environment Variables

UID and GID: Set these to match your local user for proper volume permissions.

Persistent Data

The data/ directory is mounted as a volume to store Bitlbee configurations and data. Ensure it is backed up for persistent setups.

Kubernetes Deployment

Kubernetes manifests for deploying Bitlbee and Stunnel are located in the k8s/ directory.

1. Apply the manifests:

kubectl apply -f k8s/

Verify deployment:

kubectl get pods -n bitlbee

Expose the service as needed (e.g., via NodePort or Ingress).

CI/CD Workflow

This repository uses GitHub Actions for automated builds and deployments:

• Build and Push: Docker images are built for amd64 and arm64 platforms and pushed to:

  • Docker Hub: mbologna/docker-bitlbee:latest
  • GitHub Container Registry: ghcr.io/mbologna/docker-bitlbee:latest

• Linting: Integrated linters for Dockerfile, shell scripts, and Kubernetes resources.

• Security Scans: Uses Trivy to scan Docker images for vulnerabilities.

Local Development

Building Multi-Arch Images Locally

For multi-architecture builds with Podman:

podman build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t mbologna/docker-bitlbee:latest .

Or with Docker:

docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t mbologna/docker-bitlbee:latest --push .

Resources

BitlBee Documentation