[WIP] Docker support with multi-country

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🐳 Docker Multi-Country Deployment for Photon

✅ Complete Implementation

This PR introduces comprehensive Docker support with multi-country deployment for Photon using official public per-country Photon JSONL dumps. The implementation provides a production-ready solution for deploying Photon geocoding services with automatic data management and flexible configuration.

🎯 Key Features Implemented

• ✅ Multi-country support: Deploy separate instances for different countries or regions
• ✅ Automatic data download: Downloads official per-country Photon JSONL dumps from GraphHopper
• ✅ Flexible configuration: Environment-based setup for easy customization
• ✅ Health monitoring: Built-in health checks and logging
• ✅ Load balancing: Optional nginx reverse proxy included
• ✅ Resource optimization: Configurable memory and performance settings

📁 Files Added

• Docker Infrastructure:

  • Dockerfile & Dockerfile.prebuilt - Multi-stage and simple Docker builds
  • docker-compose.yml - Complete multi-country deployment
  • docker-compose.simple.yml - Single country quick start
  • docker-compose.dev.yml - Development environment
  • .dockerignore - Optimized Docker build context

• Scripts & Configuration:

  • docker/entrypoint.sh - Main container entrypoint with auto-configuration
  • docker/download-data.sh - Automatic country data download script
  • docker/nginx.conf - Load balancer configuration
  • docker/test-deployment.sh - Validation test suite

• Documentation:

  • DOCKER.md - Comprehensive deployment documentation (9.5KB)
  • Updated README.md with Docker quick start section

🚀 Usage Examples

Quick Start - Single Country:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.simple.yml up -d

Multi-Country Deployment:

docker-compose up -d

Development Environment:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d

Custom Countries:

PHOTON_COUNTRIES=de,fr,it,es docker-compose up -d

🌍 Deployment Endpoints

• World-wide: http://localhost:2322
• Europe: http://localhost:2323 (de,fr,it,es,nl,be,at,ch,pl,cz)
• North America: http://localhost:2324 (us,ca,mx)
• Germany: http://localhost:2325 (de only)

🔧 Configuration Options

The Docker implementation supports extensive configuration through environment variables:

• PHOTON_COUNTRIES - Country codes (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
• PHOTON_LANGUAGES - Language support
• PHOTON_CORS_ANY - CORS configuration
• PHOTON_UPDATE_API - Enable update API
• JAVA_OPTS - JVM memory settings
• And many more (see DOCKER.md)

✅ Validation & Testing

All validation tests pass successfully:

• ✓ Docker files created and validated
• ✓ Scripts are executable and syntax-correct
• ✓ Environment variables properly configured
• ✓ Health checks implemented
• ✓ Volume persistence configured
• ✓ Security settings available
• ✓ Comprehensive documentation complete

🎉 Benefits

1. Easy Setup: One-command deployment for any country combination
2. Production Ready: Health checks, logging, resource management
3. Scalable: Multiple instances with load balancing
4. Flexible: Development, single-country, and multi-country configurations
5. Automated: Automatic data download and import
6. Well Documented: Comprehensive documentation with examples

This implementation makes Photon deployment significantly easier while maintaining all the powerful multi-country capabilities of the original application.

Original prompt

Create a pull request to introduce Docker support with multi-country deployment for Photon using official public per-country Photon JSONL dumps. The PR includes a comprehensive set of features for building and managing multi-country indices in Docker.

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