Server refusing to connect

[mjp0]

I've tried to install this on two separate servers via docker-compose by copy/pasting services in the README, and in both it doesn't serve.

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Expected Behavior

Should serve Bookstack.

Current Behavior

Doesn't serve Bookstack.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Copy/paste docker-compose config from README with the addition of APP_URL
2. docker-compose up -d
3. Access it through a browser

Environment

OS: Ubuntu 16.04
CPU architecture: x86_64
How docker service was installed: Like docker's documentation shows

Docker logs

[s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc...exited 0.
[s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms...exited 0.
[fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes...
[fix-attrs.d] done.
[cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts...
[cont-init.d] 10-adduser: executing...

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[cont-init.d] 10-adduser: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] 20-config: executing...
[cont-init.d] 20-config: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] 30-keygen: executing...
using keys found in /config/keys
[cont-init.d] 30-keygen: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] 50-config: executing...
App Key found - setting variable for seds
Running config - db_user set
/var/run/s6/etc/cont-init.d/50-config: line 62: warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input
/var/run/s6/etc/cont-init.d/50-config: line 62: warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input
Nothing to migrate.

[j0nnymoe]

Post your exact docker-compose snippet for bookstack please

[mjp0]

services:
  bookstack:
    image: linuxserver/bookstack
    container_name: bookstack
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - DB_HOST=bookstack_db
      - DB_USER=bookstack
      - DB_PASS=REDACTED
      - DB_DATABASE=bookstackapp
      - APP_URL=https://not.real.com
    volumes:
      - bookstack_config:/config
    ports:
      - 6875:80
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - bookstack_db
  bookstack_db:
    image: linuxserver/mariadb
    container_name: bookstack_db
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=REDACTED
      - TZ=Europe/London
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=bookstackapp
      - MYSQL_USER=bookstack
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=REDACTED
    volumes:
      - bookstack_db:/config
    restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
  bookstack_db:
  bookstack_config:

[Pixtriks]

I have the same issue but in my setup I have Bookstack behind Traefik. APP_URL is specified and everything on the Traefik side is configured correctly. After a long delay the browser shows a Gateway Timeout.

[GeorgeHahn]

I've found that startup can take a few minutes. After nothing to migrate, wait for:

...
Nothing to migrate.
[cont-init.d] 50-config: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] 99-custom-files: executing...
[custom-init] no custom files found exiting...
[cont-init.d] 99-custom-files: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] done.
[services.d] starting services
[services.d] done.

[Pixtriks]

Yeah I found that out as well but it doesn’t seem to be the cause of this issue. Even after waiting until those messages pop-up I still get a gateway timeout error. I think that for some reason Nginx built into this container isn’t playing nice with Traefik as a reverse proxy. Sadly I was unable to find anything of value in the logs..

[Ivan-Igorevich]

same docker-compose file, blank white screen when I open service port, in container logs I have this output:

[cont-init.d] 50-config: executing... 
Generating BookStack app key for first run
App Key set to base64:L2p5lUBPCUjO3k2iq9manVYD+N7V3Y9p8FDTHiRdA0I= you can modify the file to update /config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt
Running config - db_user set
/var/run/s6/etc/cont-init.d/50-config: line 67: warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input

   Illuminate\Database\QueryException  : SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = bookstackapp and table_name = migrations and table_type = 'BASE TABLE')

  at /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:669
    665|         // If an exception occurs when attempting to run a query, we'll format the error
    666|         // message to include the bindings with SQL, which will make this exception a
    667|         // lot more helpful to the developer instead of just the database's errors.
    668|         catch (Exception $e) {
  > 669|             throw new QueryException(
    670|                 $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
    671|             );
    672|         }
    673|

  Exception trace:

  1   Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOException::("SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused")
      /var/www/html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:31

  2   PDOException::("SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused")
      /var/www/html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:27

  Please use the argument -v to see more details.
[cont-init.d] 50-config: exited 0.

[Pixtriks]

That is actually caused by the environment variables being incorrect on the Bookstack container. It should be DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD. That should solve your problem. My issues seem to lie in the built in nginx configuration.

[Ivan-Igorevich]

@Pixtriks thanks for your suggestion, can you, please guide me through the solution? here's my compose file

[Pixtriks]

Of course! Under your Bookstack container change the environment variable of DB_USER to DB_USERNAME and DB_PASS to DB_PASSWORD.

[ngvtien]

Even with the recommended changes it still doesn't work
below is the error

at /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:669
665| // If an exception occurs when attempting to run a query, we'll format the error
666| // message to include the bindings with SQL, which will make this exception a
667| // lot more helpful to the developer instead of just the database's errors.
668| catch (Exception $e) {

669| throw new QueryException(
670| $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
671| );
672| }
673|
Exception trace:
1 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOException::("SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused")
/var/www/html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:31
2 PDOException::("SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused")
/var/www/html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:27

[Nebucatnetzer]

Yeah I found that out as well but it doesn’t seem to be the cause of this issue. Even after waiting until those messages pop-up I still get a gateway timeout error. I think that for some reason Nginx built into this container isn’t playing nice with Traefik as a reverse proxy. Sadly I was unable to find anything of value in the logs..

I'm experiencing the same problem.
I reverted back to my Apache reverse proxy and it's running fine again.
The message that I got was 404 page not found.
There wasn't anything useful in the error logs of Nginx.

Edit:
I'm going to compare Bookstack with the Heimdall (https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-heimdall) container.
They should be reasonable similar.
At least it looks like they have very similar Nginx configs.

[danhere]

I didn't find switching DB_USER to DB_USERNAME and DB_PASS to DB_PASSWORD to work either.

What did work for me was not setting a root password for the MySQL service. It obviously complains but it works now. Maybe the issue has something to do with that?

[Nebucatnetzer]

Yeah I found that out as well but it doesn’t seem to be the cause of this issue. Even after waiting until those messages pop-up I still get a gateway timeout error. I think that for some reason Nginx built into this container isn’t playing nice with Traefik as a reverse proxy. Sadly I was unable to find anything of value in the logs..

I'm experiencing the same problem.
I reverted back to my Apache reverse proxy and it's running fine again.
The message that I got was 404 page not found.
There wasn't anything useful in the error logs of Nginx.

Edit:
I'm going to compare Bookstack with the Heimdall (https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-heimdall) container.
They should be reasonable similar.
At least it looks like they have very similar Nginx configs.

The only solution that I was able to get working was an Nginx reverse proxy with Certbot installed on the Docker host.
Neither Traefik nor the LSIO Let's Encrypt containter were working for me.

[stumpylog]

I'm also seeing issues with this container connecting. I have no reverse proxy, it's accessed directly from an IP and port. Nothing in the logs of either the container, nginx or php to indicate an issue.

Weirdly, I do see the favicon gets displayed.

[Wr0ngName]

Same here, connection refused. Could not find the setting to adjust DB port. Default only???
One thing I am sure is my MariaDB cannot run on default port. Currently dropping the container for another one less invasive, if that works I know where the issue is.

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EDIT: Yes, it does work with the ability to specify the database port in bookstack container. A post that helped me: https://www.synoforum.com/threads/bookstack-a-platform-to-create-documentation-wiki-content-built-with-php-laravel.1374/post-6157