volume problem

17 days ago

Hello. My SQLite database file and uploads folder, which I added as a volume, are not mounting. What am I doing wrong? The data uploaded locally is coming back.
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17 days ago

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17 days ago

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17 days ago

Just to make sure I understand correctly:

  1. You uploaded a SQLite database into a volume

  2. You're now using that volume in a service

  3. You can make changes but upon redeploy the changes aren't saved and instead the original uploaded data from step 1 appears again

    Is that right?


dev

Just to make sure I understand correctly:You uploaded a SQLite database into a volumeYou're now using that volume in a serviceYou can make changes but upon redeploy the changes aren't saved and instead the original uploaded data from step 1 appears againIs that right?

17 days ago

  • We did NOT upload a DB file. We expect the app to use a volume-mounted path.

  • Service: te3 (production)

  • Volume: te3-volume, mountPath: /data, attached to service (shown in UI)

  • Env vars: DATABASE_PATH=/data/database.sqlite, UPLOAD_PATH=/data/uploads

Problem:

  • Inside the running service, /data is missing even after attach.

  • railway run --service te3 ls -la /data -> “No such file or directory”

  • Volume page shows attached, 0MB used.

  • Because /data isn’t mounted, the app falls back to the repo path (process.cwd()/database.sqlite), so after each deploy it resets to local contents.

Ask:

  • Why is the attached volume (te3-volume, mount /data) not mounted inside the te3 container at runtime?

  • Can you ensure the volume is actually mounted for the te3 service in production so /data exists?


17 days ago

Because /data isn’t mounted, the app falls back to the repo path (process.cwd()/database.sqlite)

Could you explain how this behaviour works under the hood? How do you detect whether /data is mounted or not?

railway run --service te3 ls -la /data -> “No such file or directory”

railway run runs a command locally on your machine, not in the deployment, so this behaviour is expected


dev

Because /data isn’t mounted, the app falls back to the repo path (process.cwd()/database.sqlite)Could you explain how this behaviour works under the hood? How do you detect whether /data is mounted or not?railway run --service te3 ls -la /data -> “No such file or directory”railway run runs a command locally on your machine, not in the deployment, so this behaviour is expected

17 days ago




prone to errors. It appears to be installed. But are these settings correct?


Is your program set to use these variables explicitly? Can you share the code?


omerozer

prone to errors. It appears to be installed. But are these settings correct?

17 days ago

They look correct, I'm just curious on how you're detecting whether the volume is mounted or not? From what you say when the volume isn't detected it falls back to a file in cwd but how do identify whether the volume is mounted or not? My thinking is the detection for the volume may be flawed causing the app to incorrectly assume the volume isn't mounted when in actuality it is


dev

They look correct, I'm just curious on how you're detecting whether the volume is mounted or not? From what you say when the volume isn't detected it falls back to a file in cwd but how do identify whether the volume is mounted or not? My thinking is the detection for the volume may be flawed causing the app to incorrectly assume the volume isn't mounted when in actuality it is

17 days ago

Sorry, it was my mistake. I saved some data as .json instead of db. Thank you for your interest.


Status changed to Solved samgordon 17 days ago


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