Yes before starting the server. When the server starts up, it looks for the file myid in the data directory.
-Rakesh -----Original Message----- From: David Medinets [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 June 2014 18:14 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Zookeeper on Docker That file needs to be in place before zookeeper spins up? On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Rakesh R <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > You can place 'myid' file in server's data directory, as specified by > the configuration file parameter dataDir. > > For example: dataDir=/home/zookeeper-data/ > > Keep like /home/zookeeper-data/myid > > Regards, > Rakesh > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Medinets [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 11 June 2014 17:56 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fwd: Zookeeper on Docker > > Hi. I'm working to containerize Zookeeper with Docker. I think I'm > nearly there. But still need to add myid files to each node in the > ensemble. If anyone is inclined, I'll appreciate any help or advice. > My project is at https://github.com/medined/docker-zookeeper. It > starts a three-node zookeeper ensemble and a web-based application to > view the contents of the ensemble. >
