# \#docker

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## [Migration from old docker-compose app update-module to new mender-docker-compose](https://hub.mender.io/t/migration-from-old-docker-compose-app-update-module-to-new-mender-docker-compose/8290)

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**Author:** [@JonathanC](https://hub.mender.io/u/JonathanC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/migration-from-old-docker-compose-app-update-module-to-new-mender-docker-compose/8290 "2026-06-11T09:18:48Z")

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Hi there, I recently became aware of the new mender-docker-compose module from mender-container-modules and that it is now available in mender-convert \>= 5.2.0. I was already using the old app-modules with the app and d…

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## [Mender Client Docker for ARM](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-docker-for-arm/7925)

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**Author:** [@G-IOT-M](https://hub.mender.io/u/G-IOT-M)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-docker-for-arm/7925 "2025-07-30T10:30:50Z")

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Hi. Our research project requires to run Mender Client on Docker using Raspberry Pi. Software in docker hub has only image for linux/amd64. Where to find images for linux/ARM or at least Dockerfile so we could build the…

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## [How to set env vars with Docker Compose Update](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-set-env-vars-with-docker-compose-update/6990)

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**Author:** [@Cody](https://hub.mender.io/u/Cody)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-set-env-vars-with-docker-compose-update/6990 "2025-02-05T07:39:38Z")

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I’ve followed the instructions here: Tutorial: Docker Compose update | Mender documentation to get a mender artifact that will bring my application up using docker compose. If I didn’t require any env vars this would be …

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## [Restart docker containers](https://hub.mender.io/t/restart-docker-containers/7509)

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**Author:** [@vimoxshah](https://hub.mender.io/u/vimoxshah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/restart-docker-containers/7509 "2025-02-04T11:35:15Z")

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I am using the docker-compose module to create an artifact and deploy my application. I need to automatically restart my Docker containers whenever there are changes in the configuration file (/var/lib/mender-configure/d…

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## [Docker compose file location](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-file-location/7491)

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**Author:** [@grevelle](https://hub.mender.io/u/grevelle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-file-location/7491 "2025-01-29T16:40:30Z")

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Very simple question that I can’t find the answer to after several hours of searching. I need a docker compose update to target devices. On my target devices the docker-compose.yml file is located here: /usr/local/app/…

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## [Docker Compose Rootfs Upgrade](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-rootfs-upgrade/7415)

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**Author:** [@stabl-gjn](https://hub.mender.io/u/stabl-gjn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-rootfs-upgrade/7415 "2024-12-20T16:20:52Z")

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Hey there, we are planning to deploy our custom application with the docker-compose update module. Along side normal app deployments we are also planning for rootfs upgrades. We are running a custom Yocto Image based o…

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## [Is it possible for Mender to regularly back up our Docker volumes or even the entire operating system?](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-it-possible-for-mender-to-regularly-back-up-our-docker-volumes-or-even-the-entire-operating-system/7163)

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**Author:** [@vimoxshah](https://hub.mender.io/u/vimoxshah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-it-possible-for-mender-to-regularly-back-up-our-docker-volumes-or-even-the-entire-operating-system/7163 "2024-09-06T11:07:03Z")

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If a device or its hard drive becomes corrupted, does Mender provide support for taking regular backups of data to facilitate recovery and reloading? consider data is stored in docker volumes.

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## [Can I upload a Docker image to AWS ECR and use it for OTA when creating a Docker artifact?](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-i-upload-a-docker-image-to-aws-ecr-and-use-it-for-ota-when-creating-a-docker-artifact/7090)

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**Author:** [@vimoxshah](https://hub.mender.io/u/vimoxshah)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-i-upload-a-docker-image-to-aws-ecr-and-use-it-for-ota-when-creating-a-docker-artifact/7090 "2024-08-12T08:34:54Z")

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Current process involves uploading a Docker image to Docker Hub and using it for deployment when creating a Docker artifact. But We use AWS ECR so wondering can we use ECR or we have to docker hub for our application do…

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## [Docker Update Module without registry](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-update-module-without-registry/6816)

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**Author:** [@livelove1987](https://hub.mender.io/u/livelove1987)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-update-module-without-registry/6816 "2024-05-15T10:28:07Z")

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Hi, im wondering about how safe is that. I dont want anyone to just download my docker img. So i was thinking about making that repo privat but than i would need to add some Tokens to allow devices to download it from re…

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## [Issue with Docker update module and AWS ECR credential helper](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-docker-update-module-and-aws-ecr-credential-helper/3793)

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**Author:** [@agrue](https://hub.mender.io/u/agrue)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-docker-update-module-and-aws-ecr-credential-helper/3793 "2024-05-06T17:14:54Z")

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Hello, I am trying to manage a docker image hosted on AWS Elastic Container Registry using the docker update module. AWS ECR uses AWS ECR Credential Helper to manage authentication. Everything works great until the Ar…

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## [Install docker-compose on Yocto, bbappend not being picked up](https://hub.mender.io/t/install-docker-compose-on-yocto-bbappend-not-being-picked-up/6739)

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**Author:** [@hackenstein](https://hub.mender.io/u/hackenstein)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/install-docker-compose-on-yocto-bbappend-not-being-picked-up/6739 "2024-04-18T12:37:48Z")

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Hi TheYoctoJester, I’m trying to add docker and docker-compose to my image following the above referenced tutorial. I’m able to run docker --version but it seems that docker-compose is not being installed. My bbappend f…

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## [Docker-compose images in GitHub CI/CD](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-images-in-github-ci-cd/6708)

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**Author:** [@GoethalsRobbe](https://hub.mender.io/u/GoethalsRobbe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-images-in-github-ci-cd/6708 "2024-04-09T11:18:16Z")

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Hi all! As an evaluation of the complete Mender platform, I am trying some workflows as they would have been implemented in a production environment, which is not (yet) the case at this moment. Using multiple of the do…

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## [Difference between Docker compose and Kubernetes for hosing own production server](https://hub.mender.io/t/difference-between-docker-compose-and-kubernetes-for-hosing-own-production-server/6046)

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**Author:** [@FearlessMailbox](https://hub.mender.io/u/FearlessMailbox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/difference-between-docker-compose-and-kubernetes-for-hosing-own-production-server/6046 "2023-08-09T11:07:52Z")

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Heyo good day. I have a question about hosting your own Mender server. We are a small company, and want to use Mender to update raspberry pi’s. We have around 200 of them, and need to update them once a year. We’d like t…

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## [How to add multiple containers in mender layer](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-add-multiple-containers-in-mender-layer/6050)

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**Author:** [@Aysha](https://hub.mender.io/u/Aysha)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-add-multiple-containers-in-mender-layer/6050 "2023-08-09T07:41:17Z")

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Hi Team, As per the article, How to update a Docker container with Mender using Raspberry Pi | Mender the docker is used to update modules. In this scenario, whether only one container is used or multiple containers are…

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## [How to update a Docker container with a Raspberry Pi 3](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-update-a-docker-container-with-a-raspberry-pi-3/1106)

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**Author:** [@farshadt](https://hub.mender.io/u/farshadt)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-update-a-docker-container-with-a-raspberry-pi-3/1106 "2023-07-26T12:18:21Z")

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Introduction For this tutorial, we quickly refresh some topics that you will need to have a grasp of such as Mender client, Mender Artifact and Update Modules in order to deploy an application-based update over-the-air (…

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## [Docker](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker/324)

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**Author:** [@lluiscampos](https://hub.mender.io/u/lluiscampos)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker/324 "2021-10-13T08:31:06Z")

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Description The Docker Update Module handles the Docker images that shall be running in the device. A deployment with this module will stop all currently running Docker containers in the device, and start new containers …

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## [Make docker container for mender-convert first class citizen](https://hub.mender.io/t/make-docker-container-for-mender-convert-first-class-citizen/4557)

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**Author:** [@sensslen](https://hub.mender.io/u/sensslen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/make-docker-container-for-mender-convert-first-class-citizen/4557 "2022-02-11T07:57:17Z")

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Hi community, we are currently using the mender docker container to convert our debian images so they use mender. Everything works fine but in the process of creating reproducible builds it’s a bit cumersome to download…

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## [Mender container inside raspberry](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-container-inside-raspberry/3142)

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**Author:** [@gpspelle](https://hub.mender.io/u/gpspelle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-container-inside-raspberry/3142 "2021-02-01T10:19:46Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to run a docker container from the base image FROM mendersoftware/mender-client-docker:2.4 inside a raspberry-pi-3? I am asking this because when building the image it alerts me that standard\_init\_lin…

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## [Best practice to backup Mender Server with zero downtime?](https://hub.mender.io/t/best-practice-to-backup-mender-server-with-zero-downtime/1530)

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**Author:** [@dellgreen](https://hub.mender.io/u/dellgreen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/best-practice-to-backup-mender-server-with-zero-downtime/1530 "2020-02-12T06:59:46Z")

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Whats the best way to be able to backup mender server services atomically without causing any in-progress deployments from being cut off? is it even possible? I am using zfs and snapshots, but it seems to ensure data con…

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## [Can't upload signed artifacts compressed with LZMA](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-upload-signed-artifacts-compressed-with-lzma/823)

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**Author:** [@ster](https://hub.mender.io/u/ster)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-upload-signed-artifacts-compressed-with-lzma/823 "2019-07-26T11:11:01Z")

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I can’t upload signed artifacts via GUI. Integration is on V2.0.0 and mender-artifact is on v.3.0.1. Artifacts are created using mender-artifact from .ext4. I don’t use --version with mender-artifact, so it should use a…
