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Immich•5d ago
shadowrs

Dev Env setup Error [windows VSC dev container]

I already have Immich setup and running in Docker Desktop windows 11 for personal use. I was looking to setup the dev environment too in a VSC dev container When I run "Dev Containers: Rebuild and Reopen in Container" in VSC per the setup guide https://immich.app/docs/developer/devcontainers [issue 1] The container fails to start with this error: 
[+] Running 1/3
 - Container immich_redis     Creating                                     0.0s
 - Container init             Creating                                     0.0s
 ✘ Container immich_postgres  Error respons...                             0.0s
Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/immich_postgres" is already in use by container "218b211d332d9d6423e3000054c6f5cf63b98bb07a5ab6d33923
17fce64957a5". You have to remove (or rename) that container to be able to reuse
 that name.
[+] Running 1/3
 - Container immich_redis     Creating                                     0.0s
 - Container init             Creating                                     0.0s
 ✘ Container immich_postgres  Error respons...                             0.0s
Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/immich_postgres" is already in use by container "218b211d332d9d6423e3000054c6f5cf63b98bb07a5ab6d33923
17fce64957a5". You have to remove (or rename) that container to be able to reuse
 that name.
I turned off the docker containers that run my user-installation https://i.vgy.me/vmZzNT.png Should I be trying to give a unique name to the dev postgres container? Maybe temporarily renaming my user-installed postgres before + after when I use the dev container? docker rename <current_name> <new_name> Same for redis, renaming them is what the error messages suggests. Just wondering if renaming to avoid conflicts is the right practice to when I want to dev or run my user-mode installation? [issue 2] After renaming the containers, I get a different dev container startup error in VSC: failed to execute bake: read |0: file already closed full log here https://pastes.io/immich-dev-vsc EDIT: a docker desktop restart seems to have fixed this after renaming the user-installation-containers my compose.yml and .env are defaults, except : - non-default postgres db password - a few volumes mounts for original image libraries - ml acceleration section uncommented for nvidiacuda
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Immich
Immich•5d ago
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shadowrs
shadowrsOP•5d ago
by renaming the containers belonging to user-installation I got it the dev container running 👍🏽 but is that the right practice or is it expected that a dev enviroment + default installation is compatile to run side by side?
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Sergey Katsubo
Sergey Katsubo•5d ago
Hey @shadowrs I stumbled across this as well. You can automate container renaming by adjusting .devcontainer 1. Create an additional my-compose-override.yml 
services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server_dev
  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning_dev
  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis_dev
  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres_dev
services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server_dev
  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning_dev
  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis_dev
  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres_dev
2. Include it in devcontainer.json in dockerComposeFile: 
...
  "dockerComposeFile": [
    "../docker/docker-compose.dev.yml",
    "./server/container-compose-overrides.yml",
    "./my-compose-override.yml"
  ],
...
...
  "dockerComposeFile": [
    "../docker/docker-compose.dev.yml",
    "./server/container-compose-overrides.yml",
    "./my-compose-override.yml"
  ],
...
This will fix name conflict. When this conflict is resolved, it's time for another clash: Error response from daemon: failed to set up container networking: driver failed programming external connectivity on endpoint immich_server_dev (...): Bind for 0.0.0.0:2283 failed: port is already allocated :dogekek:
shadowrs
shadowrsOP•5d ago
Thank you! That info should go into the documentation for sure
Sergey Katsubo
Sergey Katsubo•5d ago
Yup. Final override using 2284:2283 (+ other ports from ./docker/docker-compose.dev.yml) 
services:
  immich-server:
    # Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/immich_postgres" is already in use by container ...
    container_name: immich_server_dev
    # Error response from daemon: failed to set up container networking:
    # driver failed programming external connectivity on endpoint immich_server_dev (...):
    # Bind for 0.0.0.0:2283 failed: port is already allocated
    ports: !override
      - 9230:9230
      - 9231:9231
      - 2284:2283
  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning_dev
  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis_dev
  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres_dev
services:
  immich-server:
    # Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/immich_postgres" is already in use by container ...
    container_name: immich_server_dev
    # Error response from daemon: failed to set up container networking:
    # driver failed programming external connectivity on endpoint immich_server_dev (...):
    # Bind for 0.0.0.0:2283 failed: port is already allocated
    ports: !override
      - 9230:9230
      - 9231:9231
      - 2284:2283
  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning_dev
  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis_dev
  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres_dev
shadowrs
shadowrsOP•5d ago
Working! Great thanks dude
Sergey Katsubo
Sergey Katsubo•5d ago
@shadow may I ping you for an advice on running devcontainer alongside with an existing Immich on the same host? Is it the right thing to created additional override to avoid conflicts? Maybe there are other options?

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