[GitHub] RamanBut-Husaim opened a new issue #69: "Empty reply from server" with local.ini file without bind_address specified

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RamanBut-Husaim opened a new issue #69: "Empty reply from server" with local.ini file without bind_address specified
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-docker/issues/69
 
 
   Hello, 
   Today faced the issue with the custom `local.ini` configuration file connected to the container. If there is no `bind_address` specified simple `curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/` returns the error `curl: (52) Empty reply from server` so that you could not connect to the container from the host machine.
   
   I'm totally new to `couchdb` and it took me ~2 hrs playing with docker and experimenting in order to find what actually breaks my setup.
   
   `docker-compose` file that I'm using to launch couch db
   
   ```yml
   version: '3.5'
   
   services:
     couchdb:
       image: couchdb:2.1.1
       ports:
         - target: 5984
           published: 5984
           protocol: tcp
           mode: host
       volumes:
         - type: volume
           source: dotnetweekly-api-data
           target: /opt/couchdb/data
         - type: bind
           source: ./config
           target: /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d
         - type: bind
           source: ./logs
           target: /opt/couchdb/log
   
   volumes:
     dotnetweekly-api-data:
   ```
   
   `local.ini` file that I've used:
   
   ```ini
   [couchdb]
   file_compression = snappy
   max_dbs_open = 100
   max_document_size = 2000000 ; 2 MB
   
   [log]
   writer = file
   file = /opt/couchdb/log/couch.log
   ```
   
   The log entry that point me to the right direction is (without mount with custom configuration file):
   ```
   [info] 2018-02-18T13:39:55.188704Z nonode@nohost <0.195.0> -------- Apache CouchDB has started on http://any:5986/
   ```
   (with custom config file without bind_address):
   ```
   [info] 2018-02-18T13:45:48.291813Z nonode@nohost <0.195.0> -------- Apache CouchDB has started on http://127.0.0.1:5986/
   ```
   
   I've fixed the issue using the following lines in the config file:
   ```ini
   [httpd]
   bind_address = 0.0.0.0
   
   [chttpd]
   bind_address = 0.0.0.0
   ```
   
   ## Expected Behavior
   
   It will be great if the docker documentation https://hub.docker.com/_/couchdb/ will contain some information or notes regarding this as right now it is really confusing.
   
   ## Current Behavior
   
   No information about `bind_address` override in the configuration right now.
   
   ## Possible Solution
   
   Update the documentation to include the note regarding `bind_address`.
   
   ## Context
   
   I want to develop with and deploy CouchDb using the docker container and the current image however the initial steps with configuration are painful.
   
   ## Your Environment
   
   * Version used: CouchDB 2.1.1
   * Operating System and version (desktop or mobile): 
     + Docker: Version 17.12.0-ce-mac49 (21995), Channel: stable;
     + Docker Compose: 1.18.0
   

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