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When using containers, is there a way to make local changes persistent?

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Kyle McCririe
Kyle McCririe Posts: 29 ✭✭

When deploying Stream in containers local configuration changes will not persist. Is there a setting to fix this?

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  • Brendan Dalpe
    Brendan Dalpe Posts: 201 mod
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    @kmccririe I think you should take a look at the CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR environment variable. This defines a directory that is used to persist data between containers or ephemeral instances. When you start your Leader node, be sure you have this environment variable set each time.

    Heres a sample docker-compose.yml that can be used for a leader node where all of the configs will be placed inside a folder called cribl in your users home directory:

    version: '3'
    
    services:
      leader:
        image: cribl/cribl:latest
        ports:
          - "9000:9000"
        volumes:
          - ~/cribl:/opt/criblvolume
        container_name: cribl_leader
        hostname: leader
        environment:
          CRIBL_DIST_MODE: master
          CRIBL_DIST_MASTER_URL: tcp://criblmaster@0.0.0.0:4200
          CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR: /opt/criblvolume
    
      worker:
        image: cribl/cribl:latest
        container_name: cribl_worker
        environment:
          CRIBL_DIST_MASTER_URL: tcp://criblmaster@leader:4200
    

    Another resource that might be useful is the SE Office Hours from 4/6/2022 where I discuss the CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR and its practical applications for scenarios like rehydrating environments in the cloud.

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  • Brendan Dalpe
    Brendan Dalpe Posts: 201 mod
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    @kmccririe I think you should take a look at the CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR environment variable. This defines a directory that is used to persist data between containers or ephemeral instances. When you start your Leader node, be sure you have this environment variable set each time.

    Heres a sample docker-compose.yml that can be used for a leader node where all of the configs will be placed inside a folder called cribl in your users home directory:

    version: '3'
    
    services:
      leader:
        image: cribl/cribl:latest
        ports:
          - "9000:9000"
        volumes:
          - ~/cribl:/opt/criblvolume
        container_name: cribl_leader
        hostname: leader
        environment:
          CRIBL_DIST_MODE: master
          CRIBL_DIST_MASTER_URL: tcp://criblmaster@0.0.0.0:4200
          CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR: /opt/criblvolume
    
      worker:
        image: cribl/cribl:latest
        container_name: cribl_worker
        environment:
          CRIBL_DIST_MASTER_URL: tcp://criblmaster@leader:4200
    

    Another resource that might be useful is the SE Office Hours from 4/6/2022 where I discuss the CRIBL_VOLUME_DIR and its practical applications for scenarios like rehydrating environments in the cloud.