Installing influxdb 1.8x and separate data

[hugo99]

Dears

I have set up and launched influxdb 1.8x as docker image on TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.1. the instance is up and running, i created a database, all works fine.
I now want to separate application from data.
therefore i added a host path volume: "<path>/influxdb"; i also set the mount path to "<path>/influxdb", expecting to see some data in this directory.
I added also an additional volume pointing to above mentioned directories using the correct dataset.
but still the directory "<path>/influxdb" is empty.

Question:
How do i have to set up influxdb to separate the application from data?

br and tnx for your help

 

[hugo99]

my fault! the mount path was set in a wrong way. correct path: /var/lib/influxdb

tnx for all the responses :)

 

[georgelza]

hi there, can you write up how you did this, need a influxdb for sweetest.

G

 

[hugo99]

hi
in my case i had set the mount path incorrectly. it has to be: "/var/lib/influxdb"
My fault was to set the mount path to the dataset where i wanted the data to be saved

 

[georgelza]

no, i actually mean the entire get a docker/image like influxdb from hub.docker.com working.
i was able to download/install a image, but the contained influx did not start. so guessing there is allot i'm missing.
G

 

[georgelza]

can you share more of the screen grabs of how you ran influx please.
G

 

[hugo99]

sure :)

most of the setup is default. i made screenshots for you only of the interesting parts of the setup

choose the image:

i chose a static arbitrary ip address:

you can leave the ports on default:

i set up a dataset, where all data shall be stored. pay attention to the mount path. use this exact path as shown below. ofc your host path will be different, pointing to your dataset.

 

[georgelza]

i see at the bottom they mention webui, did you specify anything there ?

 

[hugo99]

as far as i remember, i left that part on default

 

[georgelza]

I'm getting bucket load of:

2023-07-17 06:50:28.272718+00:00ts=2023-07-17T06:50:28.272404Z lvl=info msg=Unauthorized log_id=0j4ecKS0000 error="authorization not found"
2023-07-17 06:50:28.272726+00:00ts=2023-07-17T06:50:28.272401Z lvl=info msg=Unauthorized log_id=0j4ecKS0000 error="authorization not found"
2023-07-17 06:50:28.272738+00:00ts=2023-07-17T06:50:28.272503Z lvl=info msg=Unauthorized log_id=0j4ecKS0000 error="authorization not found"
2023-07-17 06:50:28.272746+00:00ts=2023-07-17T06:50:28.272559Z lvl=info msg=Unauthorized log_id=0j4ecKS0000 error="authorization not found"
2023-07-17 06:50:28.272753+00:00ts=2023-07-17T06:50:28.272570Z lvl=info msg=Unauthorized log_id=0j4ecKS0000 error="authorization not found"

 

[hugo99]

did you create a dataset for influx and point to it? if so, that might be related to the permissions of this dataset.
either you open it completely for all users, or you build a more specific ruleset.
in the latter case, i can truly refer to Tom Lawrence's YT-channel (e.g.: https://youtu.be/59NGNZ0kO04)

 

[georgelza]

thought that it might be permissions onto the dataset, so assigned apps/apps. as used by iX

 

[georgelza]

still having issues, will watch Tom's video and see.
G

 

[georgelza]

i made ownership of my dataset apps/apps. but maybe I should ask, who should the owner be, if it will be used by a docker container ?
busy watching Tom.
G

 

[georgelza]

did you change the dataset ownership ?
I've created it both as SMB and as APPS and still same error.
The log just talks about a authorisation problem... so not clear if it's re the storage for the influxdb.

are you running the default load balancer or have you deployed metallb, just wondering as I've assigned (and you as per your pics) a different IP than the NAS itself if that might demand metallb first be operational.

G

 

[hugo99]

i dont use a loadbalancer and left everything on default there. i adopted the access right to my needs accordingly, which for sure will differ from your's.

 

[georgelza]

thanks,
slightly larger problem atm, all my apps deployed just disappeared...
G

 

[hugo99]

reboot the system

 

[georgelza]

heheheh Windows Fix... lets see ;)

 

[georgelza]

so ye there seems to be a serious bug in apps/settings/advance... heheh

anyhow. back to this. still sitting with errors and don't understand why/where.

G