Questions related to Balena.io (formerly Resin) IOT fleet management software.
Questions tagged [balena]
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Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-install-xtrlkujj/pyaudio/
I am trying to balena push a Dockerfile. After several adjustments of my code, it still comes with error and unable to be pushed. My code is shown:
FROM balenalib/fincm3-debian-python:latest
# RUN install_packages git
RUN apt-get update
RUN…

夏思阳
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Balena-Enginer (docker) error while copying file to container
I have created a balena-engine container.
ID of the container is fa2c14de228d.
When I am copying a file, say some text file from host to a container with id fa2c14de228d,
I am having the following error.
root@axcf2152:/opt# balena-engine cp test.txt…

Ganesh Kulkarni
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Issues with installing librealsense with Balena. Unable to locate file after make install?
I've been trying to setup librealsense on my Raspberry Pi4 using Balena. My docker file looks like:
FROM balenalib/raspberrypi3-ubuntu:xenial-build
RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
RUN sudo apt-get…

ddiddi
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Populating and versioning docker named volume, used as persistent storage with balena.io
I have a collection of binary files, which need to be shared by 2 services specified in docker-compose. I need the data to persist on the host OS, but I also need to update it once in a while with new version. Using named volumes I can achieve this…

alexm
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balena does it automatically restart the service
I trying to compile grpcio inside the container. However I have noticed occasionally the container will restart itself. Therefore I loose all the progress I have made.
I was wondering is it normal for the service to be periodically restarted? Also…

Ageis
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dd is writing my image wrong resulting in kernel panic
I'm using dd to flash my buildroot image to an eMMC of my SBC. eMMC is connected as mass storage. The image is created with genimage and have some 'holes' in it.
genimage.cfg
image sdcard.img {
hdimage {
}
partition u-boot {
…

mister_kanister
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Is it possible to use Avahi that is running on Host and run a service that is in a container?
I have multi-app containers, one is responsible for creating the xml service file while the Avahi-daemon itself is in thee Host. I need the container (which is in C# but it is possible to use python too) to be the one to create the xml since there…

s_s123
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Balena API device registration returns "API key must be used for registering"
When attempting to register a new device via the /device/register endpoint the error message "API key must be used for registering" is returned.

Jon Wood
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Can balena pull images from https://hub.docker.com?
I am trying to create a balena service as:
docker-compose.yml:
version: "2.1"
services:
otbr-chip:
image: connectedhomeip/otbr:sve2
restart: always
network_mode: host
privileged: true
devices:
-…

maverick
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Curl container command into c#
I'm trying to pass the following restart command that will run in a container, into a C# command, but I'm not sure how to do it, help please:
curl --header "Content-Type:application/json"…

Yuki1112
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Grpc server and client work locally but not on different containers python - StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE
I have a client grpc and a server grpc that when I run them with python on my laptop, work and comminute, however whenever I upload the code into balena (linux cloud), I get an error:
verStatus failed: <_InactiveRpcError of RPC that terminated…

Yuki1112
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BalenaOS use Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO board's Real-Time Clock inside container
I'm trying to use the CM4 IO board's Real-Time Clock (RTC) to persist datetime changes from within a docker container, so whenever the device reboots, it remembers the newly set datetime. (By default it syncs via chrony.) I can update the system's…

Nico V
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Is HTTPS secure if I always send the same message?
I set up a Raspberry Pi to communicate with balena.io. In the Balena dashboard, I activated the public URL for my device. The Raspberry Pi is running nodejs and listens on port 80 for a post request. The Raspberry's only job is to open a door.
Now,…

Moritz
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Python ctypes can not locat existing lib in Docker on Balena
I am trying to bind a compiled C-library to my python code with ctypes. I have compiled my library and it works well on my desktop.
However, when I try to run the same code on the Balena platform in a Docker container, it can not locate my library,…

gedemagt
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Building with balena-cli (balena build) on travis-ci
I’ve been trying to setup a CI environment on travis for my balena builds. I’ve managed to install balena-cli in travis’ environment, but cannot seem to build with a qemu environment. I’m getting this log with the --debug flag
[debug] new…

MGassend
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