Installing Bamboo in Docker fails to create directories
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Summary
When installing Bamboo in Docker, the installation will fail at some point, and the error will be related to Bamboo failing to create directories.
Environment
Any supported version of Bamboo, using Docker to host Bamboo.
Diagnosis
In one of Bamboo's installation screens, Bamboo won't be able to create a core folder in the home folder. The error message on screen will look like this, or similar to this:
Cause
ℹ️ It's worth mentioning that for this issue we can't look at logs, since log files have not been created yet.
When a Docker container is created, you have the possibility to map folders between the local OS and within Docker. An example command will look like this:
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docker run -v /data/bamboo:/var/atlassian/application-data/bamboo --name=bamboo --hostname=bamboo --init -d -p 54663:54663 -p 8085:8085 atlassian/bamboo-serverThe key part of the command will be
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-v /data/bamboo:/var/atlassian/application-data/bambooHere the local directory is /data/bamboo. If the user running the Docker process doesn't have enough permissions to read and write on /data/bamboo, the we will see this error.
Solution
Make sure the user running the Docker process has full permissions on /data/bamboo (or the corresponding folder).
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