New C-Gate Server 3.2.0 Docker Image

For those of you looking to have the latest C-Gate Server 3.2.0 running on docker, find it here https://hub.docker.com/r/pktechnology/cgateserver

Feedback welcome. Clipsal didnt make it easy.

 

Great Work!

I tested this using Portainer and it worked after I figured out how to create volumes. Tested with both 1.16.4 and 1.17. I am not sure how valid the 1.16.4 test was but it works and looks fine.

By using a :3.2.0 image postfix we probably won't know if there are any updates unless you put it on the forum, right? Not sure how new update notifications are sent to existing installations - perhaps it doesn't, I don't know. Will just check the forum every now and then.

For info: The Portainer the volumes map to the /var/lib/docker/volumes directory when you create them in Portainer.

Quick question: With the event.txt file increasing over time, will there be a time when it fills the docker volume disk? Is there a way to guard against that?

Oh, just a typo in your installation guide, the 'tab' directory is actually 'tag' directory.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I have corrected the typo. Also if your using Portainer you can just Bind the two volumes to some local folder structure (host). For example create the folders on your Synology NAS under "docker". This way you should also be able to monitor how much space log files (event.txt) are taking.

 

Hi All,

Clipsal C-Gate Server ver 3.2.3 docker image is now available.
It's now half the size of the initial 3.2.0 version.
Documentation has been extensively updated to be as straight forward as possible.

Hope you find this useful.

https://hub.docker.com/r/pktechnology/cgateserver


PK

 

Hi there,

Anyone got this running on a Raspberry Pi??

Container stops after a few secs with error
exec /usr/local/jre1.8.0_202/bin/java: exec format error

Works fine on a Linux VM running in an amd64 host so thinking its an architecture problem
Any ideas?

 

OK will build multi platform image with next release .

 

Still same error with 3.3.2
Awesome if we could get a multi platform image next release please

 

OK can you please try image tagged as 3.3.3rpi and let me know if that works on your RPI. Thanks

 

Thanks for pushing rpi image, manifest error pulling tag but able to pull via manifest or index digest.
Unfortunately still same container error.

Currently using ob01/cgate image but would prefer this one (as kept up to date) if we can get it working please?

 

OK, thanks for the feedback. I guess I need to pull out my RPI and do some troubleshooting as I slapped it together with an emulator.
Stay tuned....

PK

 

Thank you - much appreciated!
For reference I’m using a RPI5 with docker and Portainer

 

OK thanks for your patience. I have created and tested a working version for Raspberry Pi.
Please use the image tagged as 3.3.3-rpi

PK

 

Thank you, container now runs!

Next issue is a bunch of Java errors in the container log when it tries to convert .xml to .db (and fails)
So tried converting default example.xml and home.xml projects and get same errors.

Any ideas?

 

Just to follow up, tried the example.db and home.db files (from the latest windows software) but the container’s cgate event log throws an SQL error when trying to check and load either - bit stuck here?

 

I have also been having trouble with these images running on a
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5
Kernel: Linux 6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8
Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Docker version 20.10.24

if I run the latest image I get

Code:

exec /usr/local/jre1.8.0_202/bin/java: exec format error

running the 3.3.3-rpi image i get:

Code:

Logging to file: /home/clipsal/cgate3/appdata/logs/event.txt
20241102-064944.392 800 cgate - C-Gate started.
C-Gate is running.
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM warning: You have loaded library /tmp/sqlite-3.41.0.0-c9102827-4992-4e46-b28b-5ba6dd7c9373-libsqlitejdbc.so which might have disabled stack guard. The VM will try to fix the stack guard now.
It's highly recommended that you fix the library with 'execstack -c <libfile>', or link it with '-z noexecstack'.
Failed to load native library:sqlite-3.41.0.0-c9102827-4992-4e46-b28b-5ba6dd7c9373-libsqlitejdbc.so. osinfo: Linux/aarch64
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /tmp/sqlite-3.41.0.0-c9102827-4992-4e46-b28b-5ba6dd7c9373-libsqlitejdbc.so: /tmp/sqlite-3.41.0.0-c9102827-4992-4e46-b28b-5ba6dd7c9373-libsqlitejdbc.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64 (Possible cause: architecture word width mismatch)

C-gate starts and tries to convert, but fails with:

Code:

0241102-064949.454 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: Job started
20241102-064949.454 999 XmlToSqlTransformJob - The job has started.
20241102-064949.888 999 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Start converting a project: HOME
20241102-064949.888 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: Started the backup process of the project XML file: HOME
20241102-064949.933 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: An identical copy of XML file is found in the backup folder, skipped the backup process: HOME
20241102-064949.934 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: Converting a project from XML to SQL: HOME
20241102-064951.425 751 tag - Tag information changed at tag address: //project/Installation
20241102-064951.815 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: com.clipsal.cgate.transform.TransformException: com.clipsal.cgate.transform.TransformException: Failed dest save: SQL error writing project db file: Error opening connection
20241102-064951.815 999 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Failed to convert a project: HOME

I have also tried using the project converted from my main computer running C-gate3.3.3 however, this also fails:

Code:

0241102-061643.300 861 projects - Unable to load project: HOME (Error reading db file: SQL error checking project db fileError opening connection)
20241102-061643.301 862 projects - Unable to start project: Home (Project not found)
20241102-061647.822 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: Job started
20241102-061647.822 999 XmlToSqlTransformJob - The job has started.
20241102-061647.825 899 XmlToSqlTransformJob - Debug: Job ended.
20241102-061647.826 999 XmlToSqlTransformJob - The job has ended.

If anyone has some pointers I would be greatly appreciative, as I have spent way more time than I care to admit on trying to upgrade c-gate versions.

 

For all you RPi people, sorry but I have not had the time re do all this properly for Debian. What if you install Ubuntu on the rip? Im wondering if this image will then work?

 

Sadly I never made any more progress on this. The 3.3.3-rpi container runs, but same issues as Matt above, project won't start or convert.

Continuing to use ob01/cgate for now which works great but is C-Gate v2.11.10

RPI5 with stock Pi OS.

 

I've had a manual install of CGate 3.3.2 running for some time on RPI5 with Homebridge RPI image