[GH-ISSUE #864] failed to install, multiple times, following VPS steps #10434

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-06T13:45:09-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-06 13:45:09 -05:00

Originally created by @permezel on GitHub (Jun 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/issues/864

I purchased a VPS by following your link -- it was running some strange linux version.
I ran thru the installer. Lacking docker, it claimed to be trying to install it, but then gave up.

I decided I needed to run ubuntu, and found the racknerds had a ubuntu with docker pre-installed, so I reinstalled linux.
Re-ran the installer. Failed because docker-compose was not installed.

Did an apt install docker-compose and saw some issues preventing it being installed so did a apt upgrade apt update (or whatever -- followed by reboot) and then again installed docker-compose.

Re-ran the install.

Dies with:

=== Starting installation ===
Would you like to install and start the containers? (yes/no) (default: yes):
Pulling the container images...
unknown flag: --policy
Error:  failed to pull the containers: exit status 16

Tried docker-compose manually:

root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker-compose up -d
ERROR: In file './docker-compose.yml', service 'name' must be a mapping not a string.
root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker --version
Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfc
root@pangolin:~/pangolin# uname -a
Linux pangolin.example.com 4.15.0-213-generic #224-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 19 13:30:12 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker-compose --version
docker-compose version 1.17.1, build unknown

Originally created by @permezel on GitHub (Jun 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/issues/864 I purchased a VPS by following your link -- it was running some strange linux version. I ran thru the installer. Lacking docker, it claimed to be trying to install it, but then gave up. I decided I needed to run ubuntu, and found the racknerds had a ubuntu with docker pre-installed, so I reinstalled linux. Re-ran the installer. Failed because docker-compose was not installed. Did an `apt install docker-compose` and saw some issues preventing it being installed so did a `apt upgrade` `apt update` (or whatever -- followed by reboot) and then again installed docker-compose. Re-ran the install. Dies with: ``` === Starting installation === Would you like to install and start the containers? (yes/no) (default: yes): Pulling the container images... unknown flag: --policy Error: failed to pull the containers: exit status 16 ``` Tried `docker-compose` manually: ``` root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker-compose up -d ERROR: In file './docker-compose.yml', service 'name' must be a mapping not a string. root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker --version Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfc root@pangolin:~/pangolin# uname -a Linux pangolin.example.com 4.15.0-213-generic #224-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 19 13:30:12 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@pangolin:~/pangolin# docker-compose --version docker-compose version 1.17.1, build unknown ```

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GiteaMirror commented

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@tannkosten commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2025):

Your docker and docker-compose are older versions, and might cause an issue

The docker version I am running is 28.2.2, and the docker compose is 2.36.2

sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

This is what I have installed on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

@tannkosten commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2025): Your docker and docker-compose are older versions, and might cause an issue The docker version I am running is 28.2.2, and the docker compose is 2.36.2 `sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin` This is what I have installed on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-06 13:45:10 -05:00

@permezel commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2025):

I did manage to get it running by editing the yaml file until it accepted it.
I guess I will re-create the VPS with a later ubuntu and then manually install docker (or perhaps try to rely on the install programme) and then re-install.

@permezel commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2025): I did manage to get it running by editing the yaml file until it accepted it. I guess I will re-create the VPS with a later ubuntu and then manually install docker (or perhaps try to rely on the install programme) and then re-install.

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