Hi there, hope you can help My Flask app uses a SQLite database referenced within my application like this: ```python DB_PATH = './_vol/db.sqlite' ``` In my Railway app, I've created a volume at /app/\_vol. My Procfile looks like this: release: python sqlite\_[db.py](http://db.py) web: gunicorn server:app The release step is supposed to create the database, but it fails during Build: sqlite3.OperationalError: unable to open database file The line that fails is this: conn = sqlite3.connect(DB\_PATH)

Python Flask SQLite - Railway Central Station

Python Flask SQLite

howesc

HOBBYOP

a year ago

Hi there, hope you can help

My Flask app uses a SQLite database referenced within my application like this:

DB_PATH = './_vol/db.sqlite'

In my Railway app, I've created a volume at /app/_vol.

My Procfile looks like this:

release: python sqlite_db.py

web: gunicorn server:app

The release step is supposed to create the database, but it fails during Build:

sqlite3.OperationalError: unable to open database file

The line that fails is this:

conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)

Solved

2 Replies

a year ago

Volume access is not provided at the build step. You should look into using pre deploy commands for this: https://docs.railway.com/guides/pre-deploy-command

Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway • about 1 year ago

howesc

HOBBYOP

a year ago

This works, thank you so much

Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway • about 1 year ago

Status changed to Solved nico • about 1 year ago

Welcome!