docker image to run a monero full network node
warning
for improved security the new images will run the monero daemon under it's own user and not as root anymore!
If you simply upgrade without following the next steps you will run into this error:
WARN blockchain.db.lmdb src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp:75 Failed to open lmdb environment: Permission denied
this can be fixed with the following steps
- stop and remove the current container:
docker stop monerod && docker rm monerod
- change the owner of the volume to monero user
docker run -v xmrchain:/home/monero/.bitmonero -t --rm --name=monerod -u root --entrypoint=/bin/chown kannix/monero-full-node -R monero:monero .bitmonero
- start the container
docker run -tid --restart=always -v xmrchain:/home/monero/.bitmonero -p 18080:18080 -p 18081:18081 --name=monerod kannix/monero-full-node
Hint: keep in mind that you have to adapt your volume bindings to your own configuration e.g. if you followed the older version of this readme you have to use: -v /var/data/blockchain-xmr:/home/monero/.bitmonero
instead of -v xmrchain:/home/monero/.bitmonero
first start:
you need to change the permission of the mounted volume to allow the monero user inside the container to write the blockain in the volume. To do this, you have to mount the volume where you want to store the blockchain to the container and chown that path to the monero user. e.g.
docker run -v xmrchain:/home/monero/.bitmonero -t --rm --name=monerod -u root --entrypoint=/bin/chown kannix/monero-full-node -R monero:monero .bitmonero
you have to do this only once before first start.
After this, you can start the container with e.g.
docker run -tid --restart=always -v xmrchain:/home/monero/.bitmonero -p 18080:18080 -p 18081:18081 --name=monerod kannix/monero-full-node
Manual Way
docker stop monerod
docker rm monerod
docker pull kannix/monero-full-node
Then launch using the "how to use" command above
Automatic way https://github.com/v2tec/watchtower
I am supporting this image in my spare time and would be very happy about some donations to keep this going. You can support me by sending some XMR to: 47VCQgBjmLd1oMGKGcbVbzM1ND1qUWzs7Nonxip9cuNraJwVxDWQb1nU5tPfgYx4xLftnPiR1zPcgZBi4Mmoj3at39C7qp9