Remote installation of CoCalc Docker Image

[Ingo Dahn]

I have successfully installed the CoCalc Docker image locally and I am trying to do this now remotely on my server under a URL which has https access. I tried installing it from Github using the server management software Plesk Obsidian. Running the container from Plesk throws a number of errors, the first of which is

psql: FATAL:  database "smc" does not exist

Alternatively, I may try installation over ssh, but I'd need some more help to do this:

1. Must the installation be run as a particular user (sage)? 
2. Which privileges are needed for installation?
3. How do I connect the container with a particular subdomain on my server?
4. How do I control user accounts on my cocalc instance?

Thanks a lot for your support!

[Ingo Dahn]

As I couldn't install the cocalc docker image through my server administration software I tried it now from the command line as user sage with sudo privilege. I got the error

docker: Error response from daemon: driver failed programming external connectivity on endpoint cocalc (138934648d8ba58118535b4f7ae58505727a3199f3cbbd1303d582efbc794cca): Error starting userland proxy: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:443: bind: address already in use.

Please, help.

[Harald Schilly]

Well, we can't really help you. "address already in use" means some service is using this port. Did you check what's running there?

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[Ingo Dahn]

Yes, sudo netstat -ltnp shows nothing, but lsof -i:443 shows 2 processes launched by nginx.

There is another service running in another docker container accessible with https under a different subdomain but it doesn't have any specific settings for 443. Could that conflict? I have also a firewall in place. Does cocalc require any specific firewall settings?(Sorry, I am far from being a professional admin)

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[Ingo Dahn]

I am a bit further in launching the container with nginx in place.

1. From the command line changig port assignment tp -p SomeNewPort:443, making sure that SomeNewPort isn't blocked by firewall
2. From the Plesk Docker interface using automated port assignment (I get the aforementioned error about non-existent database when using the ports set from the command line

I am still forwarded to the website instead of cocalc, but that may be another problem. I get extensive logs from the start process in each case - let me know if you would like to see them.