Cant set up config.yml | Kometa | Page 1

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:29 PM

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I am on a docker image kometa/kometa, on ubuntu. No matter what I do I have not been able to have the container rid of this message even though I have modified it:
"Configuration File ('config.yml') has been downloaded from GitHub (Branch: 'master') and saved as '//config/config.yml'. Please update this file with your API keys and other required settings."

I have added in all my information within the config file it generated and it doesn't not have a .template extension, simply "config.yml". There are no other logs showing.

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wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:31 PM

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are you running via docker compose?

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or how is your mapping of your Kometa instance?

fierce whale Oct 25, 2025, 8:34 PM

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This is what happens if Kometa cannot see /config/config.yml from inside the container. Almost certainly this is a volume mapping or file name issue.

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:40 PM

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mapping can be confusing when setting up... /config/config.yml does not mean /path/to/kometa/config:/config. But does mean that whatever is on the right side (container path) cannot find that config file.

So the config file needs to be be placed exactly in whatever path you have on the left side (host path).
your host path could be:
/path/to/kometa/config or it could be
/path/to/kometa or
/some/other/path. but the file must be located in your host path

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:41 PM

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Let me get some information together for you guys... Yes I am using docker compose.

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:42 PM

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twilit knoll Let me get some information together for you guys... Yes I am using docker comp...

ok, please share your docker compose using code blocks

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twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:52 PM

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anchors used in the compose

x-common-keys-media: &common-keys-media
  networks:
    - npm_proxy
  security_opt:
    - no-new-privileges:true
  restart: "no"
x-environment: &default-tz-puid-pgid
  TZ: $TZ
  PUID: $PUID
  PGID: $PGID

Kometa

kometa:
    <<: *common-keys-media
    image: kometateam/kometa:latest
    container_name: kometa
    networks:
      npm_proxy:
        ipv4_address: 10.0.0.176
    volumes:
      - $DOCKERDIR/appdata/Kometa:/config:rw
    environment:
      <<: *default-tz-puid-pgid```


From fresh, the image downloads the config.yml to here:

``` ~/Docker/appdata/Kometa```
See image for attached volume

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wow hold on sorry

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wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:55 PM

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so what is the full path of where you have your config installed?

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:56 PM

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/home/cavnfox/Docker/appdata/Kometa

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just doubled checked

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:56 PM

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what does $DOCKERDIR refer to; that's important that it's correct

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:57 PM

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wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:58 PM

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so in /home/cavnfox/Docker/appdata/Kometa what do you get when you type ls -la

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 8:58 PM

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mind the server name, my girlfriend wanted to name it haha

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 8:59 PM

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and is that config.yml yours?

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and what's in the environment variables

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 9:05 PM

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wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 9:10 PM

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my config has different permissions

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 9:11 PM

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what are they?

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 9:14 PM

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Screen_Shot_2025-10-25_at_3.14.26_PM.png

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don't know if that matters, but that's what mine have always been

fierce whale Oct 25, 2025, 9:24 PM

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Given that the logs dir and UUID file are owned by root, the container appears to be running as root. I wouldn't expect that root would be unable to read a file created by another user, put perhaps?

wintry sparrow Oct 25, 2025, 9:25 PM

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you would think, but not sure why Kometa doesn't see the config file

fierce whale Oct 25, 2025, 9:34 PM

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So when you run Kometa you get a config.yml.template right next to those files in that directory?

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Who owns it? What happens if you make your config.yml match that?

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Thats the thing, this is the config file that downloads

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there is no .template

fierce whale Oct 25, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Oh, that's right.

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When it downloads, is it owned by root?

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 11:03 PM

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Yes it is owned by root when it downloads

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and i saw before it was owned by my user. so i retested it with the ownership of root of config.yml and still same issue

fierce whale Oct 25, 2025, 11:34 PM

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Hm, so not that.

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The next thing I'd try would be starting the container with an ls -al /config instead of letting the script run. Can't remember what you have to override for that.

twilit knoll Oct 25, 2025, 11:54 PM

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I just verified the file path within the container console.

First, sanity check, same user and group within the container can read and write config.yml. And I threw in a random "IAMHERE.txt" from within the container console to verifiy its location on my server, and it indeed ended up at ~/Docker/appdata/Kometa

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total 32
drwxr-xr-x+ 3 root root 4096 Oct 25 19:51 .
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 Oct 25 19:49 ..
-rw-rw-r--+ 1 root root    0 Oct 25 19:49 IAMHERE.txt
-rw-rw-r--+ 1 root root   36 Oct 25 16:27 UUID
-rw-rw-r--+ 1 root root 6437 Oct 25 19:51 config.yml
drwxrwxr-x+ 2 root root 4096 Oct 25 16:27 logs
root@da581b21faf6:/config# whoami
root```

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So it is mapping correctly...

wintry sparrow Oct 26, 2025, 12:10 AM

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You’re setting puid and pgid, so shouldn’t the container be running as that user and not root? Probably has nothing to do with it, but seems weird.

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 12:15 AM

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i am newer to permissions in linux but i assumed that from the containers POV it is root to what it accesses

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 12:16 AM

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wintry sparrow You’re setting puid and pgid, so shouldn’t the container be running as that user...

but yes i am, 1000:1000 which is my user cavnfox. either way it has read permissions for any other user

wintry sparrow Oct 26, 2025, 12:47 AM

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twilit knoll but yes i am, 1000:1000 which is my user cavnfox. either way it has read permiss...

But the container isn’t running as that user, it’s running as root

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What happens if you add an environment variable
user: 1000:1000

honestly just trying to figure out what might work

fierce whale Oct 26, 2025, 1:03 AM

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The Kometa image doesn't support PGID/PUID. You can use user in docker compose

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 1:03 AM

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that did something:

No log line matching the '' filter```

fierce whale Oct 26, 2025, 1:04 AM

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Probably waiting to run now.

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 1:04 AM

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what is the best way to verify it is working?

fierce whale Oct 26, 2025, 1:07 AM

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If the container is up, it's waiting until 5am to run.

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The two options are run and exit immediately, or sit and wait to wake up.

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 1:08 AM

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alright, ill ensure my config is set up to how i want and I will let you guys know tomorrow if something pops up!

wintry sparrow Oct 26, 2025, 1:11 AM

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You can add a variable in the compose file for run now. And then it would run now and exit. Or you can just wait till it’s run time

twilit knoll Oct 26, 2025, 3:56 AM

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Looks good, now I will just learn how to set this up... Thanks!

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