cant deploy Postgres S3 Backup template | Railway | Page 1

trail flame Oct 11, 2023, 11:53 PM

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I left variables out of screenshot but all were filled in and I see no feedback of any error when clicking on 'save config'

frosty wadiBOT Oct 11, 2023, 11:53 PM

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Project ID: 948196f9-27d3-44cd-bdd2-e50d7b67c7ef

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trail flame Oct 11, 2023, 11:53 PM

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948196f9-27d3-44cd-bdd2-e50d7b67c7ef

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:26 AM

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please link to the template

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:31 AM

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https://railway.app/template/I4zGrH

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:33 AM

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I'm not even seeing a save config button, can you clear cache and try to open the template again?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:41 AM

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clear cache browser you mean?

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same thing

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is there a recommended backup template? i thought this was the "official"

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:45 AM

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it is the official, there are plenty others that do just as good of a job though

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I just don't know why you are getting a different UI than me

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:48 AM

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i didnt start through the template link

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i did it from the project UI.

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:49 AM

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I tried both ways too

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always got the same UI and never saw the save config button

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what browser?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:50 AM

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safari

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when installing from the template link i get a new project created

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that seems to have worked (at least started deploying)

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:51 AM

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that's good

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:51 AM

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i was adding it as a service inside another project

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:51 AM

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I see

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:52 AM

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how do i reference ${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}} (of the project i wish to backup) if i deploy on a different project?

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:52 AM

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you can't, it needs to be in the same

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let me see if I can reproduce, I haven't tried deploying it into an existing project

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save config, then click deploy

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:56 AM

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deploy button doesnt enable

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:56 AM

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can you do a full video?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:57 AM

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i'll try

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mm, i cant doit without revealing credentials

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:58 AM

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fair

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try a different browser?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 12:58 AM

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does a redline in a variable mean "validation error"?

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 12:59 AM

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show me?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:01 AM

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same thing on Chrome

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red line seems to be a safari thing

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:04 AM

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the only way I can get that button to not enable for me is if i don't fill out everything

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:06 AM

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is this syntax correct?

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${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:06 AM

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yes

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:11 AM

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i tried a different templame, same problem.

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:11 AM

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and you have filled out everything the template asks you for?

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:11 AM

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here i'm supposed to put a fresh name, right? a new repo will be created on my github for each deploy of the template

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:11 AM

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safe valley and you have filled out everything the template asks you for?

yep

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oh, i think i found the problem

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:12 AM

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I don't know what to tell you, I just can't reproduce this

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:13 AM

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but i cant leave it blank

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i filled in some random data in there and the deploy button enabled

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:13 AM

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does the deploy button appear if you did fill it out

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it is a required field, there is an asterisks

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:15 AM

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previous screenshot was of another template i was testing, this video is from the template linked previously.

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:16 AM

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its a required field

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:17 AM

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on the video it has no asterisk

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and the field's hint is ".. IF using ..."

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:18 AM

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why does this have an asterisk lol

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:18 AM

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it's not supposed to be required

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trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:19 AM

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safe valley why does this have an asterisk lol

that was another template. deleted to avoid confussion

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:19 AM

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ah

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okay this is a bug

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:19 AM

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trail flame

here is the full flow

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:20 AM

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@past hare non required variable is being treated as a required variable in the beta in-project template deploy flow

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:22 AM

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thx

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:22 AM

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sorry it took so long to raise, this was confusing me too

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:23 AM

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no prob, thank you for the help

hidden cragBOT Oct 12, 2023, 1:23 AM

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Issue PRO-1300 created.

PRO-1300 - Optional variables are required when deploying templates in existing projects

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Triage

safe valley Oct 12, 2023, 1:23 AM

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thats a far better name for the problem than what i came up with

past hare Oct 12, 2023, 1:24 AM

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I'd guess this will be picked up and fixed early next week.

trail flame Oct 12, 2023, 1:24 AM

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ok, thank you

trail flame Oct 17, 2023, 2:13 PM

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should I just try or will this post be updated when de bug is fixed?

past hare Oct 17, 2023, 2:43 PM

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trail flame should I just try or will this post be updated when de bug is fixed?

We assigned this yesterday but hasn't been picked up yet.

trail flame Oct 17, 2023, 2:43 PM

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ok!

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thx

past hare Oct 17, 2023, 2:44 PM

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I'll drop a message here once this is fixed.

trail flame Oct 17, 2023, 2:44 PM

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great, i'll wait

torpid bison Oct 18, 2023, 3:38 AM

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This is very confusing. Will be fixed tomorrow!

graceful quail Oct 18, 2023, 5:34 AM

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I am facing exactly the same issue. 😢

hardy belfry Oct 18, 2023, 5:49 AM

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graceful quail I am facing exactly the same issue. 😢

btw you can fill s3 endpoint yourself for now s3.<region>.amazonaws.com
example: s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

viral stag Oct 18, 2023, 11:18 AM

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Funily enough i just encountered the same problem... What worked for me was to delete the BACKUP_CRON_SCHEDULE then hitting submit created the service... Weird

trail flame Oct 19, 2023, 7:16 PM

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hardy belfry btw you can fill s3 endpoint yourself for now s3.<region>.amazonaws.com example:...

for the time being i'm using:

s3.${{AWS_S3_REGION}}.amazonaws.com

trail flame Oct 21, 2023, 1:30 PM

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trail flame for the time being i'm using: s3.${{AWS_S3_REGION}}.amazonaws.com

this didnt work but what did work was AFTER deployment, simply deleting the variable

past hare Oct 21, 2023, 2:16 PM

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The core issue here should be fixed now.

trail flame Oct 21, 2023, 4:02 PM

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thx

woven edge Nov 15, 2023, 8:00 PM

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Hey everyone 👋 I believe I'm encountering somewhat of a similar issue with the same template.

When I fill anything in the AWS_S3_ENDPOINT variable, I get a greyed out "Deploy" button and nothing every happens.

However, when I leave it blank, it becomes available.

I tested this out on both Brave (with and without the blockers enabled) as well as Firefox, on a Linux machine.

Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with, and thank you for your work!

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For anyone having the same issue, I believe you can keep this variable empty, create the deployment, cancel it right away, and set it up afterwards 😉

graceful quail Nov 15, 2023, 8:04 PM

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if I remember correctly, railway dev fixed this issue

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that s3 endpoint is optional

woven edge Nov 15, 2023, 8:06 PM

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I understand that it is optional, but I need to fill it in as I'm using Scaleway S3 instead of Amazon S3; and the deployment of the template is not working when providing anything other than an empty value in that variable.

I tested this a week ago, and 5 minutes ago; both had the issue 🙏

graceful quail Nov 15, 2023, 8:14 PM

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thanks for explain, I'm not sure how the Scaleway S3 work, but this template uses aws SDK under the hood, so I guess I accept only AWS endpoint https://github.com/railwayapp-templates/postgres-s3-backups/blob/main/src/backup.ts

GitHub

postgres-s3-backups/src/backup.ts at main · railwayapp-templates/po...

A simple Node app to automatically backup PostgreSQL databases to an S3 bucket - railwayapp-templates/postgres-s3-backups

hardy belfry Nov 15, 2023, 8:18 PM

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No, it works with other S3 compatible storages, that's seems to be a Railway bug

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@safe valley do you think it's a bug brody?

safe valley Nov 15, 2023, 8:27 PM

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I've only used it with cloudflare r2

woven edge Nov 15, 2023, 8:33 PM

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Can you reproduce it on your machines? I believe these would be the steps:

create a new service from inside the Railway project (not via "Deploy with Railway button), based on the template "postgresql S3 backups"
fill in all the fields with (fake) data

Result:
Filling anything in the AWS S3 ENDPOINT variable makes the "deploy" button unclickable

Also, the save button doesn't do anything.

Expected:
The deploy button is available, and the "save config" button creates the service

safe valley Nov 15, 2023, 8:38 PM

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you can just leave beta via your account settings, then you'd be back on the old template deploy menu without this issue

woven edge Nov 15, 2023, 8:40 PM

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Oh I don't mind the bugs, just wanted to report it in case anyone has the same issue 😉

safe valley Nov 15, 2023, 8:41 PM

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my bad, this is definitely a known issue

peak shuttle Nov 15, 2023, 9:24 PM

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this is my slightly modified template https://github.com/orenaksakal/backup-cron-railway one time backup script which you can set to run through railway cronjob to run for cost optimization (almost 0 cost). Also you can name your backups like db name so its easier to distinguish if you hold multiple db backups at the same bucket

GitHub

GitHub - orenaksakal/backup-cron-railway

Contribute to orenaksakal/backup-cron-railway development by creating an account on GitHub.

trail flame Nov 17, 2023, 9:47 PM

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peak shuttle this is my slightly modified template https://github.com/orenaksakal/backup-cron...

great! could you put required ENV vars in the readme?

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