jhipster docker setup error - New state of 'nil' is invalid

[dharmjit]

Overview of the issue

I am following the jshipster installtion guide at https://jhipster.github.io/installation/ and wants to install it on Docker. When going through first project setup, I am getting below error.

Running default command
Executing jhipster:app --npm
New state of 'nil' is invalid.

Motivation for or Use Case
NA

Reproduce the error
NA

Related issues
NA

Suggest a Fix
NA

JHipster Version(s)

JHipster configuration

/home/jhipster/app
`-- (empty)

cat: no such file or directory: .yo-rc.json

JHipster configuration, a .yo-rc.json file generated in the root folder

Entity configuration(s) entityName.json files generated in the .jhipster directory

ls: no such file or directory: .jhipster/*.json

Browsers and Operating System

openjdk version "1.8.0_131"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2-b11)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

git version 2.7.4

node: v6.11.0

npm: 5.0.3

bower: 1.8.0

gulp:
[10:48:58] CLI version 1.3.0

yeoman: 2.0.0

yarn: 0.24.5-

Browsers and Operating System

Windows 7 and Docker version 17.04.0-ce

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[jdubois]

I'm guessing this is because you typed jhipster:app which is not an existing command :-)

I think you wanted to run jhipster app, or even better just jhipster

[dharmjit]

Hi, I used both jhipster --npm and jhipster as mentioned on the installation page and got the above error.

[pascalgrimaud]

I didn't manage to reproduce. It works fine for me (inside the 🐳 container):

jhipster@2d787d3ab7a3:~/app$ jhipster --npm
Running default command
Executing jhipster:app --npm

        ██╗ ██╗   ██╗ ████████╗ ███████╗   ██████╗ ████████╗ ████████╗ ███████╗
        ██║ ██║   ██║ ╚══██╔══╝ ██╔═══██╗ ██╔════╝ ╚══██╔══╝ ██╔═════╝ ██╔═══██╗
        ██║ ████████║    ██║    ███████╔╝ ╚█████╗     ██║    ██████╗   ███████╔╝
  ██╗   ██║ ██╔═══██║    ██║    ██╔════╝   ╚═══██╗    ██║    ██╔═══╝   ██╔══██║
  ╚██████╔╝ ██║   ██║ ████████╗ ██║       ██████╔╝    ██║    ████████╗ ██║  ╚██╗
   ╚═════╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝ ╚═══════╝ ╚═╝       ╚═════╝     ╚═╝    ╚═══════╝ ╚═╝   ╚═╝

                            https://jhipster.github.io

Welcome to the JHipster Generator v4.5.5
Documentation for creating an application: https://jhipster.github.io/creating-an-app/
Application files will be generated in folder: /home/jhipster/app
? May JHipster anonymously report usage statistics to improve the tool over time? (Y/n)

@dharmjit : as you use Windows 7 and probably Docker Toolbox, I'm pretty sure there is an issue related to the use of Docker with Windows, probably on how you mount the volume

• what is the command you used to launch your container
• where is the mounted folder (be sure it's under C:\Users\yourname)
• what terminal do you use?
  Try to give a maximum of information, so I can try to understand your issue

[jdubois]

Closing as this is probably a user misconfiguration, and we don't have enough information to reproduce

[pcouas]

Bonsoir Julien

J'ai exactement le meme soucis
Windows10Pro
Dernierversion de dockerToolBox avec virtualbox 5.1.22
J'ai téléchargé le dernier github ce soir

Puis
docker build -t ijof2 .
docker run -v /c/zpoubelle/dockerFiles/jhipster/ess:/jhipster --name cjof2 -p 8080:8080 -p 9000:9000 -p 35729:35729 -p 4022:22 -p 3306:3306 -t -i ijof2 /bin/bash
lorsque je lance la commande "jhipster" , je me fais sortir du container.
Si tu as besoin que je fasse des tests, c'est possible , je t'ai envoyé un mail il y a deux jours sur ton gmail

Philippe

[jdubois]

Please follow the guidelines and use the English language, so that everybody can understand.

[pascalgrimaud]

plz @pcouas in english

See https://jhipster.github.io/installation/

Warning: If you are using Docker Machine on Mac or Windows, your Docker daemon has only limited access to your OS X or Windows file system. Docker Machine tries to auto-share your /Users (OS X) or C:\Users<username> (Windows) directory. So you have to create the project folder under these directory to avoid any volume mounting issues.

Can you try to put the correct volumes, under your Users folder ?

[jdubois]

And yes I got your email @pcouas but that's against our #1 rule of help.
I get tons of emails (even phone calls!) from people seeking for help, I usually don't answer them, I never go around the project rules.

[pcouas]

Hi,
Sorry my english is not very well.
On same windows dockers
1 Last Jhipster dockerfiles downloaded yesterday "jhipster --npm" give me "new state of nil is invalid"
2 but, an old jdubois dockerfiles based on jhipster 2.22.0 is Ok on yo jhipster !!
3 i have make too a new installation only with https://jhipster.github.io/installation/ and it's bad !
4 an other test with

• docker container run --name jhipster3 -v ~/jhipster:/home/jhipster/app -v ~/.m2:/home/jhipster/.m2 -p 8083:8080 -p 9003:9000 -p 3003:3001 -d -t jhipster/jhipster:v3.12.2
  => yo jhipster OK
• docker container run --name jhipster4 -v ~/jhipster:/home/jhipster/app -v ~/.m2:/home/jhipster/.m2 -p 8083:8080 -p 9003:9000 -p 3003:3001 -d -t jhipster/jhipster:v4.0.0
  => yo jhipster First Y/n then nil on second

I have shared with succes an other directory from virtualbox
I think it's an Encoding problem ! But why in jhipster4 only ??
moby/moby#22345

Regards

[pcouas]

Hi
when i make an cd /home/jhipster/generator_jhipster i see my windows directory with dockerfiles ???
Regards

[geosava]

Hello I am facing the same issue.

I was starting today to "play" with jhipster and to start running the generator on a docker image was a welcomed solution (I did not have to install all those stuff directly to my pc).

So I used the instructions from here: http://www.jhipster.tech/installation/
I am on

1. windows 10 machine
2. use Docker community edition Version 17.09.0-ce-win33 (13620) Channel: stable 8c56a3b (could not find toolbox anywhere. I am new in docker stuff too!!!)
3. I have docker pulled jhipster/jhipster tags latest, v4.11.0 and v3.12.2.

I run the docker container with the command below from windows powershell:

docker container run --name jhipster -v c:/Users/user/jhipster:/home/jhipster/app -v c:/Users/user/.m2
:/home/jhipster/.m2 -p 8080:8080 -p 9000:9000 -p 3001:3001 -d -t jhipster/jhipster:{use its tag}

When running the container with jhipster latest or v4.11.0 when I try to run the jhipster app command in containers app folder I got the error:

New state of 'nil' is invalid.

when I use the v3.12.2 tag strangely I get that there is no command jhipster.
I saw pcouas post above that on v3.12.2 jhipster command works without error.

Everyone has any ideas??

Thanks

[pascalgrimaud]

@geosava : it's related to your OS and the terminal you use. You can look at this ticket, there are some answers which will help you
moby/moby#22345

Sorry, I can't help more as I don't have Windows Machine

[geosava]

OK I will check it.
Thanks!!