Question
How to disable health checks on app platform?
- Posted on April 7, 2022
- DeploymentDigitalOcean App PlatformDocker
Asked by SandyBlueGreenRaft
So Im trying to run a cron job inside a docker container built with a simple dockerfile setup as an app platform. However, building is always successful but I always get a failed deployment due to a health check error and then the docker container is stopped. How can I disable this health check or preventing it from stopping the docker container? Or is there any other workaround or better solution? Thank you in advance
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Hello,
I believe that when creating your App component, you can specify the “Resource Type” to be a worker:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/concepts/worker/
As workers can not accept HTTP requests, they are suitable for doing background tasks, just as in your usecase.
Hope that this helps!
Best,
Bobby
Hi @SandyBlueGreenRaft,
I don’t think that’s possible.
Having said that, most probably the issue is coming from something small. It can be some mismatched ports or something equally small. Take this question for example:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/app-platform-deploy-error-health-checks-deploycontainerhealthchecksfailed