Unable to install OpenMRS sdk using docker

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I am using a MacBook air(macOS Mojave 10.14) and I am unable to use docker(Docker version 18.09.0, build 4d60db4) to install OpenMRS SDK

I have followed the instructions on the page “https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Installing+OpenMRS+on+Docker” I have a MySQL(5.6) instance running. As soon as I run the command “docker run -it --rm -p 80:8080 openmrs/openmrs-reference-application-distro” it gives the following error

  • DB_CREATE_TABLES=false

  • DB_AUTO_UPDATE=false

  • MODULE_WEB_ADMIN=true

  • DEBUG=false

  • cat

/usr/local/tomcat/startup.sh: line 8: DB_HOST: unbound variable

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@rajgupta why do you want to run it on top of Docker ?

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well at first i thought it would make things easier…but now that i have read a bit more in the wiki i realise my mistake…sorry for the inconvenience

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you can also post your solution here so as to help others!!

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as soon i figure it out myself i will surely do so

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you are not an inconvenience at all ,we’re all here to support one another always feel free to ask, share and support…

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I have same issue on my windows laptop. Any help appreciated.

error details: Prapakaran@DESKTOP-FJ3JHEA MINGW64 /c/opemmrs/repository/dockerbuild/docker $ docker run -it --rm -p 80:8080 openmrs/openmrs-reference-application-distro

  • DB_CREATE_TABLES=false
  • DB_AUTO_UPDATE=false
  • MODULE_WEB_ADMIN=true
  • DEBUG=false
  • cat /usr/local/tomcat/startup.sh: line 8: DB_HOST: unbound variable
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i will be waiting for the solution coz am experiencing challenges with installing the OpenMRS sdk

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Does it work if you do not use the docker option?

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I think there’s a little bit of confusion going on here.

The OpenMRS SDK is not a docker image and it’s not run from docker. https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/OpenMRS+SDK It’s a maven plugin.

You can use the OpenMRS SDK to run OpenMRS platform and reference application (and dedicated mysql instance) using docker.

But indeed that documentation looks wrong. I updated https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Installing+OpenMRS+on+Docker with things that should work. Please update if that’s not correct.

I strongly recommend to use docker-compose instead of bare docker commands.

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Hello, what was the solution to this error, I am also experiencing the same. C:\Users\hkaluuma>docker run -it --rm -p 8888:8080 openmrs/openmrs-reference-application-distro:demo

  • DB_CREATE_TABLES=false
  • DB_AUTO_UPDATE=false
  • MODULE_WEB_ADMIN=true
  • DEBUG=false
  • cat /usr/local/tomcat/startup.sh: line 8: DB_HOST: unbound variable
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Have you tried options other than Docker?

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Generally speaking, we recommend using docker-compose over bare Docker. However, you need to run the Docker command with -e DB_HOST=... where ... is the host name of a MySQL server that the Docker container can talk to. You may also need to specify -e DB_USERNAME=... and -e DB_PASSWORD=... to match your MySQL configuration.

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Thank you, Let me try that out

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Thank you, let me try that

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The other options of installing openmrs turned out to be more complicated for me.

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@ibacher , Thank you the suggested solution fixed that error.