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# 1. Build Strategy #
For all platforms, the strategy for building docker/podman images is the same:
* First we create a common shared image `ran-base` that contains:
- the latest source files (by using the `COPY` function)
- all the means to build an OAI RAN executable
* all packages, compilers, ...
* especially UHD is installed
* Then, from the `ran-base` shared image, we create a shared image `ran-build`
into which all targets are compiled.
* Then from the `ran-build` shared image, we can build target images for:
- eNB
- gNB/DU (with UHD)
- gNB/DU (with AW2S), only on RHEL9
- lte-UE
- nr-UE
- nr-cuup
These target images will only contain:
- the generated executable (for example `lte-softmodem`)
- the generated shared libraries (for example `liboai_usrpdevif.so`)
- the needed libraries and packages to run these generated binaries
- Some configuration file templates
- Some tools (such as `ping`, `ifconfig`)
* From the `ran-build-fhi72` image, we can build target image for:
- gNB/DU (with FHI 7.2)
Note that on every push to develop (i.e., typically after integrating merge
requests), we build all images and push them to [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/u/oaisoftwarealliance). To pull them, do
```bash
docker pull oaisoftwarealliance/oai-gnb:develop
docker pull oaisoftwarealliance/oai-nr-ue:develop
docker pull oaisoftwarealliance/oai-enb:develop
docker pull oaisoftwarealliance/oai-lte-ue:develop
```
Have a look at [this README](../ci-scripts/yaml_files/5g_rfsimulator/README.md) to get some information on how to use the images.
# 2. File organization #
Dockerfiles are named with the following naming convention: `Dockerfile.${target}.${OS-version}`
Targets can be:
- `base` for an image named `ran-base` (shared image)
- `build` for an image named `ran-build` (shared image)
- `build.fhi72` for an image named `ran-build-fhi72`
- `eNB` for an image named `oai-enb`
- `gNB` for an image named `oai-gnb`
- `nr-cuup` for an image named `oai-nr-cuup`
- `gNB.aw2s` for an image named `oai-gnb-aw2s`
- `gNB.fhi` for an image named `oai-gnb-fhi72`
- `lteUE` for an image named `oai-lte-ue`
- `nrUE` for an image named `oai-nr-ue`
The currently-supported OS are:
- `rhel9` for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Openshift Universal Base Image
- `ubuntu` for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- `rocky` for Rocky-Linux 9
For more details regarding the build on an Openshift Cluster, see [OpenShift README](../openshift/README.md).
# 3. Building using `docker` under Ubuntu 22.04 #
## 3.1. Pre-requisites ##
* `git` installed
* `docker-ce` installed
* Pulling `ubuntu:jammy` from DockerHub
The docker files in this directory rely on [automatic Docker platform
arguments](https://docs.docker.com/reference/dockerfile/#automatic-platform-args-in-the-global-scope)
`TARGETARCH` and `TARGETPLATFORM` to be defined. This is the case when using
[BuildKit](https://docs.docker.com/build/buildkit/), which is automatically
enabled in newer (v23.0+) docker versions.
If you are running an older version of docker that does not have BuildKit
enabled and do not wish to upgrade to a newer docker version, you have two
possibilities:
1. [Enable BuildKit](https://docs.docker.com/build/buildkit/#getting-started)
when building: `DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build ...`
2. You should be able to define these variables manually.
- x86: `docker build --build-arg TARGETARCH=amd64 --build-arg
TARGETPLATFORM=linux/amd64 ...`
- arm: `docker build --build-arg TARGETARCH=arm64 --build-arg
TARGETPLATFORM=linux/arm64 ...`
## 3.2. Building the shared images ##
There are two shared images: one that has all dependencies, and a second that compiles all targets (eNB, gNB, [nr]UE).
```bash
git clone https://github.com/duranta-project/openairinterface5g.git
cd openairinterface5g
# default branch is develop, to change use git checkout
docker build --target ran-base --tag ran-base:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu .
# if you want use USRP, AW2S and RFSimulator radios
docker build --target ran-build --tag ran-build:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu .
# if you want to use front-haul 7.2 and RFSimulator radios
docker build --tag ran-build-fhi72:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu .
```
After building:
```bash
docker image ls
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
ran-build latest f2633a7f5102 1 minute ago 6.81GB
ran-base latest 5c9c02a5b4a8 1 minute ago 2.4GB
ran-build-fhi72 latest 5190c06dbb4d 1 minute ago 6.86GB
...
```
Note that the steps are identical for `rocky-linux`.
### 3.2.1. Additional build options
This is only available for the Ubuntu version of Dockerfiles.
You can, for example, create a `sanitizer` version of the ran-build image.
```bash
docker build --target ran-build --tag ran-build:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu --build-arg "BUILD_OPTION=--sanitize" .
```
Currently the `--sanitize` option for `build_oai` enables:
* [Address Sanitizer](https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer)
* [Undefined Behavior Sanitizer](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html)
After building:
```bash
docker image ls
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
ran-build latest f2633a7f5102 1 minute ago 8.78GB
...
```
Note that the image is much bigger.
You can also use this docker build arguments to pass any available option(s) on the `build-oai` script.
## 3.3. Building any target image ##
For example, the eNB:
```bash
docker build --target oai-enb --tag oai-enb:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu .
```
To build gNB/DU with 7.2 fronthaul support:
```bash
docker build --target oai-gnb-fhi72 --tag oai-gnb-fhi72:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu .
```
After a while:
```
docker image ls
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
oai-enb latest 25ddbd8b7187 1 minute ago 516MB
ran-build latest f2633a7f5102 1 hour ago 6.81GB
ran-base latest 5c9c02a5b4a8 1 hour ago 2.4GB
```
Do not forget to remove the temporary image:
```
docker image prune --force
```
Note that the steps are identical for `rocky-linux`.
If you have used the sanitizer option, then you should also pass it when building the target image:
```bash
docker build --target oai-gnb --tag oai-gnb:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu --build-arg "BUILD_OPTION=--sanitize" .
```
Normally the target image will be around 200 Mbytes bigger.
# 4. Building using `podman` under Red Hat Entreprise Linux 9.X #
Analogous to the above steps:
```bash
podman build --target ran-base --tag ran-base:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.base.rhel9 .
# if you want use USRP, AW2S and RFSimulator radios
podman build --target ran-build --tag ran-build:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.build.rhel9 .
# if you want to use front-haul 7.2 and RFSimulator radios
podman build --tag ran-build-fhi72:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.rhel9 .
```
## 4.1 Building target images
For example, the eNB:
```bash
podman build --target oai-enb --tag oai-gnb:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.eNB.rhel9 .
```
To build gNB/DU with 7.2 fronthaul support:
```bash
podman build --target oai-gnb-fhi72 --tag oai-gnb-fhi72:latest --file docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.rhel9 .
```
# 5. Running modems using `docker` under Ubuntu #
The easiest is to run them from a `docker-compose` file, which is used by the
CI to test OAI. Some folders under `ci-scripts/yaml_files` have a README that
you can follow. For 5G, the easiest is to start with the RFsimulator, as
described in [this README](../ci-scripts/yaml_files/5g_rfsimulator/README.md)
(you would of course use your own images instead of downloading them from
Docker hub).
For an example using a B210, please refer to [this `docker-compose`
file](../ci-scripts/yaml_files/sa_b200_gnb/docker-compose.yml).
It is also possible to mount your own configuration file. The following
docker-compose file can be used to start a gNB using a B210 and your own
config, located at `/tmp/gnb.conf`:
```yaml
services:
gnb_mono_tdd:
image: oai-gnb:latest
container_name: sa-b200-gnb
cap_drop:
- ALL
cap_add:
- SYS_NICE
- IPC_LOCK
ulimits:
core: -1 # for core dumps
environment:
USE_B2XX: 'yes'
USE_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS: --RUs.[0].sdr_addrs serial=30C51D4 --telnetsrv --telnetsrv.shrmod ci --continuous-tx --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor,time,line_num,function
devices:
- /dev/bus/usb/:/dev/bus/usb/
volumes:
- ../../conf_files/gnb.sa.band78.51prb.usrpb200.conf:/opt/oai-gnb/etc/gnb.conf
# for performance reasons, we use host mode: in bridge mode, we have
# unacceptable DL TCP performance. However, the whole point of
# containerization is to not be in host mode, so update this to macvlan
# later.
network_mode: "host"
#entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "sleep infinity"
healthcheck:
# pgrep does NOT work
test: /bin/bash -c "ps aux | grep -v grep | grep -c softmodem"
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
```
You should also change the `image` to the right image name and tag of the gNB
you are using. Start like this:
```bash
docker-compose up # gNB in foreground
docker-compose up -d # gNB in background
```
Stop it like this (in both cases):
```bash
docker-compose down
```
