Question

Docker container share volume is not working

Hi Guys, I would like to share a volume,my Apache load balance is doing redirect to specific container. I have cache on my code, we can’t go with cluster or pm2 module.

echo "Create N/W"
docker network create --subnet=123.45.6.0/16 selnet 
echo "Start Db Conatiner"
docker run -t -d --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.2 --name xDB --restart always -p 27017:27017 -v dev_mongodb_volume:/data/db:Z docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/mongo:version1.0

echo "Start app Conatiner"
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8000 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.3 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -v dev_images_volume:/apps/data/images/:Z -v dev_files_volume:/apps/data/files/:Z -v dev_dx_logs_volume:/root/.pm2/logs/:Z -p 8000:8000 --name AppContainer -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8001 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.5 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8001:8001 --name AppContainer1 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer1 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8002 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.6 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8002:8002 --name AppContainer2 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer2 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8003 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.7 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8003:8003 --name AppContainer3 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer3 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8004 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.8 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8004:8004 --name AppContainer4 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer4 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8005 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.9 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8005:8005 --name AppContainer5 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer5 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8006 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.10 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8006:8006 --name AppContainer6 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer6 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8007 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.11 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8007:8007 --name AppContainer7 --volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer7 -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null

echo "Start apache Conatiner"
docker run -t -d --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.4 --restart always -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name AppApachedigitalocean -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com:8000 -v dev_apache_logs_volume:/etc/httpd/logs:Z docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/apache_ssl:version1.4



cd dist
sudo su
docker cp AppContainer:/apps/x/backend/dist/ .
docker cp dist/. AppApachedigitalocean:/var/www/html/.
echo "start digitalocean-dev"
docker container exec -d AppContainer mv /apps/x/backend/dist /apps/x/backend/dist1

Working Code, but can’t share files or folders with other containers:

echo "Create N/W"
docker network create --subnet=123.45.6.0/16 selnet 
echo "Start Db Conatiner"
docker run -t -d --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.2 --name xDB --restart always -p 27017:27017 -v dev_mongodb_volume:/data/db:Z docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/mongo:version1.0

echo "Start app Conatiner"
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8000 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.3 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -v dev_images_volume:/apps/data/images/:Z -v dev_files_volume:/apps/data/files/:Z -v dev_dx_logs_volume:/root/.pm2/logs/:Z -p 8000:8000 --name AppContainer -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8001 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.5 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8001:8001 --name AppContainer1  -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8002 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.6 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8002:8002 --name AppContainer2  -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8003 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.7 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8003:8003 --name AppContainer3  -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null
docker run -t -d -e PORT=8004 --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.8 --link=xDB:mongodb --restart always -p 8004:8004 --name AppContainer4  -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/backend:version1.4.0 tail -f /dev/null

echo "Start apache Conatiner"
docker run -t -d --net selnet --ip 123.45.6.4 --restart always -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name AppApachedigitalocean -h digitalocean.aps-dev.aws-nonprod.xyzcloud.com:8000 -v dev_apache_logs_volume:/etc/httpd/logs:Z docker.xyz.com/xyz-apid/digital_x_dev/apache_ssl:version1.4



cd dist
sudo su
docker cp AppContainer:/apps/x/backend/dist/ .
docker cp dist/. AppApachedigitalocean:/var/www/html/.
echo "start digitalocean-dev"
docker container exec -d AppContainer mv /apps/x/backend/dist /apps/x/backend/dist1


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Bobby Iliev
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August 5, 2020
Accepted Answer

Hi there @kalapanabudhe,

I believe that when you do --volumes-from it needs to be followed only by the name of the container that you want to use the volumes from. Have you tried chaning the following:

--volumes-from AppContainer:AppContainer1 

To:

--volumes-from AppContainer

I ran the following test and it worked as expected:

  • First I created container called test1 and with a volume called dev_images_volume:
docker run -t -d  -v dev_images_volume:/test --name test1 nginx

Then I used the --volumes-from flag to create a second container called test2:

docker run -t -d  --volumes-from test1:tes2 --name test2 nginx

After checking the containers both were sharing the same volume.

Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby

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