Docker: Settings/extensions not saved

[Merith-TK]

• code-server version: Latest Docker as of may 20, 2019. 1145am PST-8
• OS Version: Ubuntu Server 18.04

Description

Does not save settings/extensions at all

Steps to Reproduce

fresh docker image, (sudo apt install docker.io, docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -v "${PWD}:/home/coder/project" codercom/code-server --allow-http --no-auth)

open terminal in code-server
then touch ~/persistence_test

then stop the docker image, and relaunch it, ~/persistence_test does not exist

[Merith-TK]

##Updated text for specifics

[Merith-TK]

bump?

[deansheather]

The docker run command you're running is mounting the current directory on the host to /home/coder/project in the container (-v "${pwd}:/home/coder/project"). This means that only the content in /home/coder/project will be persisted across sessions.

You can add more -v flags when using docker run to mount more directories if you need, like the following to persist settings and extensions between containers (untested):

-v "$HOME/.config/Code/User:/home/coder/.local/share/code-server/User" -v "$HOME/.vscode/extensions:/home/coder/.local/share/code-server/extensions"

[Merith-TK]

alright, so it was me not knowing how to use docker properly, thanks for the information!

So if i wanted the docker container to hold the same config/extensions as the binary setup, the command would be something like this?

docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -v "/opt/code-server/workspace:/home/coder/project" -v "/opt/code-server/extensions:/home/code/extensions" -v /opt/code-server/data:/home/coder/data" codercom/code-server -e /home/coder/extensions -d /home/coder/data --allow-http --no-auth

[deansheather]

Yeah, that should work if you add the missing double quote.

[Merith-TK]

Okay, now im getting the samegrey screen error as my last issue (websockets are open)

[Merith-TK]

@deansheather using the docker method we just described, all I am getting is a grey screen

Websockets are open on my web server so I know that's not the issue, I think

#edit
logs are on the way

[Merith-TK]

merith-admin@merith-tk:~$ sudo docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -v "/opt/code-server/workspace:/home/coder/project" -v "/opt/code-server/extensions:/home/code/extensions" -v "/opt/code-server/workspace:/home/coder/project" -v "/opt/code-server/extensions:/home/code/extensions" -v "/opt/code-server/data:/home/coder/data" --allow-http --no-auth codercom/code-server -e /home/coder/extensions -d /home/coder/data --allow-http --no-auth
[sudo] password for merith-admin:
(node:6) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability
issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
INFO  code-server development
INFO  Additional documentation: http://github.com/codercom/code-server
INFO  Initializing {"data-dir":"/home/coder/data","extensions-dir":"/home/coder/extensions","working-dir":"/home/coder/project","log-dir":"/home/coder/.cache/code-server/logs/20190523035516671"}
INFO  Starting webserver... {"host":"0.0.0.0","port":8443}
WARN  No certificate specified. This could be insecure.
WARN  Documentation on securing your setup: https://github.com/codercom/code-server/blob/master/doc/security/ssl.md
WARN  Launched without authentication.
INFO
INFO  Started (click the link below to open):
INFO  http://localhost:8443/
INFO
INFO  Starting shared process [1/5]...
WARN  stderr {"data":"(node:18) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to
security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.\n"}
INFO  Connected to shared process
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/src/packages/server/build/web/favicon.ico'
INFO  WebSocket opened / {"client":1,"ip":"172.17.0.1"}

[deansheather]

Not sure what the cause of the grey screen is, could you check if there's anything in the browser console?

[Merith-TK]

Nope!

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[Merith-TK]

And i jsut realized what you meant

[Merith-TK]

For some stupid reason, it wants to work now... WELP!
__

UPDATE

Realized this was before i specifed data and extension dirs

[Merith-TK]

How i test this is by uninstalling docker, and then reinstalling it with absolutely nothing persistant

WORKING Code-Server (binary)

https://i.imgur.com/q4u8ZkF.png

DOCKER (UNSPECIFIED/DEFAULT RUN COMMAND)

https://pastebin.com/D5iUh6DJ

DOCKER (Specified)

https://pastebin.com/Fw1SL7di

[palp]

I was able to get this working by copying the entire /home/coder/.local/share/code-server directory from a working container using docker cp, then changing the owner on that to 1000:1000 (the uid used inside the coder container) and mounting that. I haven't tested to see if you can mount individual folders with the correct permissions - this works well enough for me.

[sr229]

Requesting further information. Failure to reply means it was fixed in your end and I'll close this automatically after 3 days.

[Merith-TK]

I actually gave up with docker