as of now in the template its just the dashy app config gets reset each time you refresh

it needs conf.yml file to store everything

You'll need to create a github repository and create your own dockerfile to set the configuration.

Create a file called Dockerfile

```FROM lissy93/dashy:latest as runtime

Copy custom config file into the container

COPY ./conf.yml ./user-data/conf.yml

Expose the port Dashy runs on

EXPOSE 8080

Start Dashy

CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
```

May need some changes, this is what I gathered from a quick doc read

And add your configuration file within conf.yml in the same repository

building my own dockerfile i know how to but i'm looking for a way that can be used for other users too

ARG GIST_LINK

then curl the config in from the gist link

if you want it to be dynamic

there are few more templates that i want to add which relates similar to dashy where config.yml is required

The config in github solves this for personal use

if you want to distribute this as a template, allowing for ingestion of a gist via railway env var is the best way

```FROM lissy93/dashy:latest as runtime

Accept GIST_URL as an ARG and set it as an ENV variable

ARG GIST_URL

Fetch the custom config file from GIST_URL if provided

RUN if [ -n "$GISTURL" ]; then \ curl -sSL "$GISTURL" -o ./config.yml; \
fi

Expose the port Dashy runs on

EXPOSE 8080

Start Dashy

CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
```

assuming the image has curl, otherwise apt-get install curl

or do you mean allowing for editing via UI?

not looking for personal use i want to share with some other users who doesn't understand the way of configuring backend, lets say non-tech or non-developers, a normal user with no technical knowledge, so that they can just deploy using template and get access to the app then edit from the UI.
hope you understand now

okay, yeah, so does Dashy save this to a file location?

yes, it need a file mount

taking a step back here, whatever you want to configure in config.yml, can it not be done via environment variables?

He wants it to be non-dev friendly (using UI)

setting environment variables is non-dev friendly

it can be done if its for me as i understand tech stuff but i need it for non-dev users

Right click your service, add a volume, and enter Dashy's file path (/app/user-data i assume).

If dashy reads/writes here, should persist.

unsure if this is available on trial plans

https://i.imgur.com/6iB0HcR.png

do these users need to change the config?

dashy provides a UI way of config user don't have to go into the file

so then why do you want to touch the config file?

if we dont attach a file as volume then from UI where does the config gets saved buddy that's my question

nowhere

these containers don't persist unless you add a volume

which railway supports

then you have been asking the wrong questions this entire time

simply ask fragly to update his template with a volume mounted to /app/user-data

that's why i have shared a link with
check this link they say

If you're using Docker, this file can be passed in as a volume. Changes can either be made directly to this file, or done through the UI.

.

this can be done while you wait, @Fragly can update their template too

let me try manually by attaching but will that take the file or its just a folder

it'll store anything the application writes to that volume/subfolders within that

ok i'll try and update if that works

https://pastebin.com/6C6Jj0RF
Project ID
8388299f-4bde-46f2-be04-035ce30604c1

seems like a program issue(?)

kinda hard without more detailed error message

first off, your mount point is wrong

^

secondly, your are running out of memory, you will need to upgrade to hobby

i was following the dashy docs, i'll change as you say /app/user-data
but this is only volume dir mount right file mount will not work in railway

files are created in directories

dashy doesnt come with any default file we need to attach a file

you need to create a default config file if that's the case.

what docs are you following?

the docs do say conflicting things, this seems a bit messy tbf

i assume they just assume you're in the app dir

not funny, I'm just trying figure out to help other users so that they can use railway too

to be fair, its fragly's template, its his job to fix it if anything is wrong, and im sure he would have no problem doing so, when he is available

I'm not asking for immediately too, if you see this ticket opened long back still fragly is not available that's why i'm trying to figure it out

i'm here for help but you are laughing at my efforts, I don't know its fragly or some one else i'm here on railway. and I'm an artist not a developer professionally, but still I'm trying to make my way into tech stuff

a simple bump works! he may have missed the message is all

no one is laughing at you

yes that is fine, I didnt even ask for fragly to check

billy has tagged in fragly, so lets step back and leave this to fragly now

great now you edit your message i did copy you message where you said

what docs are you follwing lol
what did you mean by LOL

but seriously buddy did you just edit 🤪 now its funny cool I'm ok now

not laughing at you, but i realize it could be interpreted that way, my apologies

maybe you might not thought in that way but you reply did hurt me for a second. now its fine don't have to apologies

lol is a common use in english texting, it does not mean you are laughing at someone

stuck at -
Mounting volume on: /var/lib/containers/railwayapp/bind-mounts/64f3733f-466a-4879-977f-7139e8f11022/vol_lbk2ji203bhrmfoc

this time i used /app/user-data/conf.yml

you cannot include the file in the path, again, let's leave this to Fragly

this is definitely a problem yea

my bad, I'll get a volume on the template

although for passing the conf.yaml you'll need to upload the file yourself through filebrowser, I don't think I can pass existing files in volumes in a template

ah I guess that's why I never added a volume 🤣

dashy doesn't populate the volume itself

i guess I could create a predeploy command or alter the existing deploy command to manually add a conf.yaml in the volume if there isn't any 🤔 that's a fat monkey-patch though and the command is going to look properly hideous

pre-deploy command doesn't have volume access, so it would have to be done in the start command, it is a monkey patch for poorly designed software, but there's not much you can do if you want to template to work properly

at this point I'd just pr it on the repo to default-add a config lol

last update was 5 months ago, the project seems dead?

😔 that's unfortunate

monkey patch it is!

true, or I might fork it.. <:hmMm:1106096377211138098>
I'll get on this later though just got back from uni and I'm super tired

sounds good, thank you!

I ended up going with a custom start command
I made it so it'll download the config from a specified service variable which by default points to Dashy's default config in GitHub

this way you can use your own premade config just by uploading it somewhere and pasting the raw-text URL into the service variable before deploying
or use the official default dashy config by not changing the variable

@Vishal I updated the template, you're welcome to redownload the template and it should work fine 🎉

and you've modified the config and redeployed without it reverting to default?

yessir

pog

i just deployed but

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^

so the conf.yml will be downloaded to the volume path right

exactly

ok, i always had this question ? if i upgrade to hobby plan do i need to pay every-month or only when the credits are finished

every month

ohh then, i use railway for very small app adding 5$ every-month is not useful

then you will not be able to deploy dashy unfortunately

i was asking dashy because to understand the workflow of conf.yml this is similar to the another app which i wanted to add a template. and dashy was required for my friend

makes sense

open a new help thread for it then!

i used dashy on other platforms like coolify where they have an option for volume file mount (Bind mount) so i was expecting the same here at railway

on railway, volume mounts are volume mounts, we do not abuse them to mount a file

very poor practice imo

but still thanks for the idea using env variable

little bit more complex than "using an env variable"

!s