I am trying to save the data of python app in redis but when I stop the docker-compose file the data is removed and when I again run the docker-compose file it starts from the start. I want to save the data of the container and whenever it starts it starts from where it left when the container exited. For example when I exited the container it shows Hello World! I have been seen b'6' times.
and when i restart the container it should start from Hello World! I have been seen b'6' times.
version: "3.7"
services:
nginx_app:
image: nginx:latest
depends_on:
- flask_app
volumes:
- ./default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
ports:
- 8082:80
networks:
- my_project_network
flask_app:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: Dockerfile
expose:
- 5000
depends_on:
- redis_app
networks:
- my_project_network
redis_app:
image: redis:latest
command: redis-server --requirepass 1234
volumes:
- ./redis-vol:/data
expose:
- 6379
networks:
- my_project_network
networks:
my_project_network:
external: true
python file:
from flask import Flask
from redis import Redis
app = Flask(__name__)
redis = Redis(host='redis_app', port=6379, password='123a')
@app.route('/')
def hello():
redis.incr('hits')
return 'Hello World! I have been seen %s times.' % redis.get('hits')
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run(host="0.0.0.0", debug=True)
2
Answers
You need to add a volume to your redis service.
As I remember, the internal path for this redis image is
/data
. Just mount this volume in your docker-compose.Do not forget to add
--appendonly yes
to your redis command.If you read the documentation on "volumes", you will find:
https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/
A Kubernetes volume, on the other hand, has an explicit lifetime – the same as the Pod that encloses it. Consequently, a volume outlives any Containers that run within the Pod, and data is preserved across Container restarts. Of course, when a Pod ceases to exist, the volume will cease to exist, too. Perhaps more importantly than this, Kubernetes supports many types of volumes, and a Pod can use any number of them simultaneously.
https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/
IN short, you need to change to persistent volumes.