Docker Compose / Invalid Because

Question

I want to run docker-compose.yaml file but i get the following error:

"invalid because: services.eventstore.volumes contains an invalid type, it should be an array".

I backup the eventstore file to my windows desktop and i want to restore it using docker.

Here is my docker-compose file:

version: '3'
services:
  eventstore:
    image: eventstore/eventstore:release-5.0.1
    container_name: eventstore
    ports:
      - 2113:2113
      - 1113:1113
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -sf http://localhost:2113/stats || exit 1"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 2s
    environment:
      - EVENTSTORE_RUN_PROJECTIONS=all
      - EVENTSTORE_START_STANDARD_PROJECTIONS=TRUE
    volumes:
      -C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./data
      -C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./logs

For more information, i got the errors after i put the volumes section, cuz i couldn't understand that part, and i will restore the db file from local not host.

My computer is running windows 1O.

Tried a space after the dash ? – Marged Jan 11 '20 at 13:51 — Marged, Jan 11 '20 at 13:51

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 14:15

You need spaces after the dash in the volumes key.

    volumes:
      - C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./data
      - C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./logs

It is not recognized as array. Therefore, the type error.

"invalid because: services.eventstore.volumes contains an invalid type, it should be an array"

Here is the full version:

services:
  eventstore:
    image: eventstore/eventstore:release-5.0.1
    container_name: eventstore
    ports:
      - 2113:2113
      - 1113:1113
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -sf http://localhost:2113/stats || exit 1"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 2s
    environment:
      - EVENTSTORE_RUN_PROJECTIONS=all
      - EVENTSTORE_START_STANDARD_PROJECTIONS=TRUE
    volumes:
      - C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./data
      - C:/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./logs

J. Scott Elblein · Answer 2 · 2020-01-11T19:30:11.593

You have a few things going on:

You need a space after the dash.
You should wrap paths with 'strange' chars, like the . in quotes.
You need to format the windows paths in a way that Docker likes.

i.e.

    volumes:
      - '/c/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./data'
      - '/c/Users/cerdem/Desktop/eventstore:./logs'

As an aside, I wrote a handy little script to make dealing with frequent Windows-2-Docker path conversions easier, if you're interested.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/54619756/553663

Docker Compose / Invalid Because

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