HRMS App installation fails at Frappe Docker setup

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Hello folks! Here’s what I am trying to do:

  1. I am using https://github.com/frappe/frappe_docker repo to install erpnext using the single compose stack by following the documentation.

  2. I am able to install erpnext using docker compose -p frappe -f pwd.yml up -d

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  1. The version of both the services i.e., I ran bench --site frontend version
  • bench = 15.4.0 and
  • erpnext = 15.4.0 as per the main branch.

Now, post the setup, I can see the first login screen, by this time I haven’t setup the account or gone through the wizard, as I am trying to install the hrms module.

So, I go inside the frappe backend container and run the following:

  • bench find
  • bench get app --branch version-15 hrms
  • bench --site frontend list-apps (here I can see that all the three apps, i.e., frappe, erpnext and hrms is listed out)
  • bench --site frontend install-app hrms
  • Finally, I ran bench migrate --skip-failing

I exit out and do the same process in my frappe-frontend-1 container. I then restart my compose stack using docker compose -p frappe restart and it should’ve added the module but then I get this error:

frappe.exceptions.DoesNotExistError: Module HR not found.

Any suggestions folks?

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A container restart resets all running processes and services inside the container. This means that any applications that require manual startup or are running as processes/services will need to be restarted after the container restart.
The problem can be solved in two ways. Prepare a docker image containing an already installed HR module according to the instructions:
https://github.com/frappe/frappe_docker/blob/main/docs/custom-apps.md

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Thanks for finding time to reply. I tried using frappe_docker/docs/custom-apps.md at main · frappe/frappe_docker · GitHub however,

  1. I forced the image to not be pulled from a private repo, by using pull_policy: never, but it still using v15.8.0. Am I doing something wrong.
  2. I tried going to each servince, frontend and backend container, but hrms module blows up on me.

Now I am thinking to build the image from a running ubuntu installation of 20.04 lts.

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Hey @morphious do let us know if you solve the issue in docker. I am facing the same issue!

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The only solution I can think of is to get a base ubuntu image, 20.04 LTS or higher would do, install bench on top of it. Harden your image and the operating system.

Then run docker commit <container_id> <image_name>:<tag>

Then simply launch it, and go inside the container to use bench and install apps like:

  1. Frappe
  2. ERP next
  3. HRMS
  4. Payments

etc.

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This is the real solution. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve shared this. It is also mentioned in FAQ in frappe_docker wiki.

If building and using custom image is not possible, re-think over using containers. Use manual install on a VM instead.

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I know, I have read your posts more than once, the topic recurs like a boomerang.

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Makes sense. I was going through a tutorial where a person was installing hrms on top of frontend and backend. Thanks @revant_one for the time.