Initial Docker setup caused me some heartache on Fedora. Briefly document the issues encountered to help other users.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <[email protected]> --- docs/development.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ tools/docker/entrypoint.sh | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md index eaf3182..60ea904 100644 --- a/docs/development.md +++ b/docs/development.md @@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ the Docker container, and so should be picked up by the Django auto-reloader. For more information on Docker itself, please refer to the [Docker][ref-docker] and [docker-compose][ref-compose] documentation. +**NOTE:** If using SELinux, you will need to create a custom SELinux rule to +allow the Docker process to access your working directory. Run: + + $ chcon -RT svirt_sandbox_file_t $PATCHWORK_DIR + +where `$PATCHWORK_DIR` is the absolute patch to the `patchwork` folder created +when you cloned the repo. For more information, see `man docker run`. + +**NOTE:** If you see an error like the below: + + ERROR: Couldn't connect to the Docker daemon at + http+docker://localunixsocket - is it running? + +ensure you have correctly installed Docker, added your user to the `docker` +group, and started the daemon, per the [Docker documentation][ref-docker]. + ## Vagrant-Based Installation Patchwork provides a Vagrant-based environment as an alternative to Docker. diff --git a/tools/docker/entrypoint.sh b/tools/docker/entrypoint.sh index bad507d..cd8ccf3 100755 --- a/tools/docker/entrypoint.sh +++ b/tools/docker/entrypoint.sh @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if [ ! -f ~patchwork/patchwork/tools/docker/entrypoint.sh ]; then echo "The patchwork directory doesn't seem to be mounted!" echo "Are you using docker-compose?" echo "If not, you need -v PATH_TO_PATCHWORK:/home/patchwork/patchwork" + echo "If yes, you may need to create an SELinux rule. Refer to the" + echo "development installation documentation for more information." exit 1 fi -- 2.7.4 _______________________________________________ Patchwork mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/patchwork
