### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [17 maart 2016 om 18:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/1 "2016-03-17T18:28:51Z")
People,
I am trying to do an installation on a new DO server with Fedora 23 x86\_64 but get a long way into:
```plaintext
./launcher bootstrap app
```
before it finally stops with:
```plaintext
FAILED
--------------------
RuntimeError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake assets:precompile' failed with return #
```
I found only one mention of this for a guy who was trying to install on CentOS and he gave up and used something else . .
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Phil.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [17 maart 2016 om 19:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/2 "2016-03-17T19:16:55Z")
I’m afraid Fedora might not be supported. Does it support the latest version of Docker?
Anyway, why don’t you use the recommended Ubuntu? It’ll be much easier.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 00:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/3 "2016-03-18T00:13:07Z")
Make sure Docker is installed correctly. What does `docker info` and `docker version` report? That’s critical.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 01:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/5 "2016-03-18T01:55:01Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
>
> docker info
Containers: 0
Images: 6
Server Version: 1.9.1
Storage Driver: devicemapper
Pool Name: docker-252:1-787310-pool
Pool Blocksize: 65.54 kB
Base Device Size: 107.4 GB
Backing Filesystem: xfs
Data file: /dev/loop0
Metadata file: /dev/loop1
Data Space Used: 1.538 GB
Data Space Total: 107.4 GB
Data Space Available: 28.62 GB
Metadata Space Used: 1.606 MB
Metadata Space Total: 2.147 GB
Metadata Space Available: 2.146 GB
Udev Sync Supported: true
Deferred Removal Enabled: false
Deferred Deletion Enabled: false
Deferred Deleted Device Count: 0
Data loop file: /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/devicemapper/data
Metadata loop file: /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/devicemapper/metadata
Library Version: 1.02.107 (2015-09-05)
Execution Driver: native-0.2
Logging Driver: journald
Kernel Version: 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86\_64
Operating System: Fedora 23 (Cloud Edition)
CPUs: 1
Total Memory: 993.5 MiB
Name: philsdoms3
ID: EP3H:QFNK:4ORJ:ICRC:PPK7:JEYQ:3D5S:USWE:Z4NQ:SCKD:5WS6:SRXH
> [@codinghorror](#):
>
> docker version
Client:
Version: 1.9.1
API version: 1.21
Package version: docker-1.9.1-6.git6ec29ef.fc23.x86\_64
Go version: go1.5.3
Git commit: 7206621
Built: Mon Jan 25 20:52:22 UTC 2016
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Server:
Version: 1.9.1
API version: 1.21
Package version: docker-1.9.1-6.git6ec29ef.fc23.x86\_64
Go version: go1.5.3
Git commit: 7206621
Built: Mon Jan 25 20:52:22 UTC 2016
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 01:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/6 "2016-03-18T01:58:36Z")
Devicemapper is non starter, fails spectacularly under load and causes corruption. We block setup if we detect devicemapper. You need aufs or another better supported docker filesystem.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 02:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/7 "2016-03-18T02:19:56Z")
I just tried installing on my personal Fedora 23 x86\_64 workstation and it worked fine there - OK, I will have a look at the differences between the two setups and your suggestions.
Thanks!
Phil.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 02:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/8 "2016-03-18T02:50:43Z")
> [@philip\_rhoades](#):
>
> the differences between the two setups
Was:
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-80.fc23.x86\_64
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-80.fc23.x86\_64
but installing them as well did not help but at least I got a different error message and I then I realised there was no swap on the new DO server so I created a 2Gb swap file and then everything installed OK!
Thanks,
Phi.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 04:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/9 "2016-03-18T04:08:41Z")
Devicemapper will corrupt your install over time. We block install on devicemapper for that reason.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 04:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/10 "2016-03-18T04:19:54Z")
I found instructions here:
>
but I have not had to build a kernel for many, many years - I think I am well past that interest . .
This:
> **[aufs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufs)**
>
> aufs (short for advanced multi-layered unification filesystem) implements a union mount for Linux file systems. The name originally stood for AnotherUnionFS until version 2.
> Developed by Junjiro Okajima in 2006, aufs is a complete rewrite of the earlier UnionFS. It aimed to improve reliability and performance, but also introduced some new concepts, like writable branch balancing, and other improvements – some of which are now implemented in the UnionFS 2.x branch.
> aufs was rejected for merging ...
says:
‘aufs was rejected merging into mainline Linux. Its code was criticized for being “dense, unreadable, and uncommented”.[3] Instead, OverlayFS was merged in the Linux kernel [1][4] After several attempts, the author has given it up’
which does not give me any enthusiasm for aufs either . .
P.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 04:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/11 "2016-03-18T04:21:20Z")
Then use overlayfs, but if you use devicemapper your docker filesystem will randomly corrupt. If that is your idea of a good time, go for it. Have fun.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 04:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/12 "2016-03-18T04:23:35Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
>
> if you use devicemapper your docker filesystem will randomly corrupt
Are you saying this is a general comment wrt to docker or just docker + discourse? I have only been using docker lightly so far but have had no problems . .
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/13 "2016-03-18T05:01:23Z")
Device mapper issues have nothing to do with Discourse.
Redhat team get very upset when we mention that it just does not work for us, but release after release they say there are no bugs left, and each time we keep seeing Discourse users complain about corruption due to device mapper.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/14 "2016-03-18T05:12:12Z")
> [@sam](#):
>
> we keep seeing Discourse users complain about corruption due to device mapper
Then you didn’t really answer my question - do any non-Discourse Fedora users see this problem?
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/15 "2016-03-18T05:26:40Z")
Just set the Docker daemon to use overlayfs, it works just fine.
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/16 "2016-03-18T05:28:58Z")
@riking,
OK, I will have a look at that but I still haven’t had an answer to my question . .
Thanks,
Phil.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/17 "2016-03-18T05:31:27Z")
> [@philip\_rhoades](#):
>
> Then you didn’t really answer my question - do any non-Discourse Fedora users see this problem?
No idea but plenty of bug reports in Docker’s issue tracker [Issues · moby/moby · GitHub](https://github.com/docker/docker/labels/area%2Fstorage%2Fdevicemapper)
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### Author:  [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)
#### Post date: [18 maart 2016 om 05:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/18 "2016-03-18T05:33:37Z")
@sam,
OK, thanks.
Phil.
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [21 maart 2016 om 18:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-on-fedora-23-failed-runtimeerror-cd-var-www-discourse-su-discourse-c/41220/19 "2016-03-21T18:34:16Z")
It’s probably this bug, devicemapper seems to be unable to free deleted files until you delete the container: [Delete data in a container devicemapper can not free used space · Issue #18867 · moby/moby · GitHub](https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/18867)
Which is catastrophic for any long-lived server that uses temporary files in any capacity at all.