# Failed to set up OpenMRS distribution server with SDK + MySQL5.7 in a docker container

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** getting-started\
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402 "2020-10-01T02:59:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/rainbow/32/12839_2.png) [@rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/rainbow)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402/1 "2020-10-01T02:59:33Z")

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Here’s what I did:

1. Set up a mysql 5.7 in docker container.
2. Use openmrs SDK to set up a distribution server with mysql in the docker container.

The setup failed.

Please help. Here’s the [Pastebin](https://pastebin.com/D7PH6wqU) link. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![tahira](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/tahira/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@tahira](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/tahira)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402/2 "2020-10-01T07:36:18Z")

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Hi @rainbow,

The error log suggests that the current user doesn’t have access to docker engine. Can you check what happens if you use ‘sudo’ to run the failed command as root?

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**Author:** ![rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/rainbow/32/12839_2.png) [@rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/rainbow)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402/3 "2020-10-01T11:43:59Z")

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I’ve tried that. Still failed. It says in the log trying to start docker, but the container with MySQL already has started before I run the SDK setup. Could this cause the failure?

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**Author:** ![grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/grace/32/16942_2.png) [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402/4 "2020-10-15T19:39:08Z")

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@herbert24 do you know how to unblock Rainbow here?

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**Author:** ![rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/rainbow/32/12839_2.png) [@rainbow](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/rainbow)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/failed-to-set-up-openmrs-distribution-server-with-sdk-mysql5-7-in-a-docker-container/30402/5 "2020-10-15T23:40:20Z")

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@grace, I figured it out. Thanks! The user needs to user needs powershell on windows and super user on Linux.