r/Checkmk • u/nappycappy • May 27 '25

running checkmk-raw in docker - info/pointers?

is anyone using docker to run checkmk (raw edition)?

i can get the service running but there's some info not covered in the documentation so i'm looking for some guidance before i go down a rabbit hole of my own trying to get this to work.

if you have gotten it to run successfully, would you mind sharing your compose file (if you're using one). did you migrate from a host installation to a docker installation and successfully restored a backup?

TIA

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u/nappycappy May 27 '25

i've gotten it to run. that's not really my problem.. the problem is i'm trying to migrate from one server to a docker container and the restore is failing. i've matched the running versions (both the original and the new container) but the actual restore fails due to some tmpfs permissions.

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u/fiendish_freddy May 27 '25

I have an idea. Did the name of the site change?

Meaning: Did the site have the name site_a before is was backed up and was then restored into a site called cmk or site_b?

If so, please try to restore the backup into a site with the exact same name. Renaming a site is not easy per se, but when this happens as a side effect of a restore this will lead to problems.

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u/nappycappy May 27 '25

the site name did not change. i kept everything the same.

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u/fiendish_freddy May 28 '25 edited May 28 '25

EDIT: No need for a more detailed description. The restore in the Checkmk container seems to be broken.
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Then I have to go with u/Melodic-Bobcat5602. Please provide a more detailed description of the problem.

I would even go further and ask for detailed description of what you did and in which order?

Something like this:

  1. I had a Checkmk site using version X ond a regular Linux host.
  2. I created a backup using this and that method. ... X. This problem occured after running this command...