# New Install: docker: Failed to create the container ID file: open cids/app\_bootstrap.cid: no such file or directory

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 11, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-docker-failed-to-create-the-container-id-file-open-cids-app-bootstrap-cid-no-such-file-or-directory/111287 "2019-03-11T15:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ecki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ecki/32/264025_2.png) [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-docker-failed-to-create-the-container-id-file-open-cids-app-bootstrap-cid-no-such-file-or-directory/111287/5 "2023-08-31T12:40:40Z")

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I think this is related to Ubuntu installing docker as a snap with its own virtual filesystem. I would try to stick to this config, so working on configuring /var/discourse as visivle for the docker daemon.

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