crisp sundial
I just installed last week. i saw on the site that the /app/config warning was fine.
I just updated overseerr today and when i opened the website it asks me to reconfigure anything.
any idea why this happened? did i install it incorrectly?
any help is appreciated.
timber torrent
You didn't mount your config volume correctly
https://docs.overseerr.dev/getting-started/installation#docker read the warning at the top
crisp sundial
im using windows, and i used this
docker run -d --name overseerr -e LOG_LEVEL=debug -e TZ=America/Toronto -p 5055:5055 -v "overseerr-data:/app/config" --restart unless-stopped sctx/overseerr:latest
is this not right?
stoic glacier
im using windows, and i used this
`docker run -d --name overseerr -e LOG_LEVEL...
Unless you have also created a volume beforehand with the name overseerr-data then that volume does not persist, like stated in the docs linked above.
crisp sundial
So what would i need to do to update in this case?
stoic glacier
You need to define a config volume that points to an actual location on the host machine. Use an absolute path. https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/
crisp sundial
But I'm using Docker for Windows. Is it the same thing?
stoic glacier
But I'm using Docker for Windows. Is it the same thing?
Yes, it's the same thing. Docker on Windows runs on a virtualization layer so it's technically running a virtual Linux machine.
crisp sundial
so ideally something like this?
docker run -d --name overseerr -e LOG_LEVEL=debug -e TZ=America/Toronto -p 5055:5055 -v "B:\overseerr-data:/app/config" --restart unless-stopped sctx/overseerr:latest
stoic glacier
Yes, that looks correct. I don't use Windows myself, but I don't see any issues.
crisp sundial
Yes, that looks correct. I don't use Windows myself, but I don't see any issues.
i tried it and it's saving my overseerr-data in my actual drive rather than the virtual machine linux. so it makes sense now. thanks for the help!
distant pawn
On Windows, we recommend following our install docs and using a named volume.
Follow the instructions here: https://docs.overseerr.dev/getting-started/installation#windows
crisp sundial
so like this then? docker run -d --name overseerr -e LOG_LEVEL=debug -e TZ=Asia/Tokyo -p 5055:5055 -v "overseerr-data:/app/config" --restart unless-stopped sctx/overseerr:latest
distant pawn
Follow the steps to create the volume first. Read the docs please
Everything you need is there 🙂
crisp sundial
yeah that's what i had followed previously. but then while making an update it deleted the old volume
distant pawn
Did you do this?
crisp sundial
yes, then i ran the other command i shared
distant pawn
How did you update Overseerr?
crisp sundial
using this info
distant pawn
Not sure why your data was wiped, then.
crisp sundial
i completely wiped my docker and reinstalled wsl as well. so i will try it this way again installing an older version then test the update
so ideally i should see "overseerr-data" in the volumes tab on docker right?
distant pawn
if you reinstalled WSL you would have wiped all data
because the data lives inside your WSL install
crisp sundial
yes, but i meant after reinstalling everything and running the commands back
distant pawn
but yes, you should see the named volume listed.
distant pawn
yes, but i meant after reinstalling everything and running the commands back
not sure what you mean by this
crisp sundial
when i reinstall overseerr now, i should see overseerr-data in volumes tab right?
but you answered yes already so it's okay haha. ill try everything again. i think my linux distro was corrupted when i did it before
distant pawn
if you're starting over, just follow the instructions in our docs and you should be golden 🙂
crisp sundial
if you're starting over, just follow the instructions in our docs and you should...
yeah that's what i had done previously and never had issues, so i was confused quite a bit.
and as it says, seeing the warning message for /app/config is normal for windows right?
distant pawn
It's normal when using a named volume
crisp sundial
okay thanks for the help!