Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached

[somedevreally]

hello,

am getting this error with latest docker container

2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] The Lounge v4.3.0 (Node.js 16.13.0 on linux x64)
2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] Configuration file: /var/opt/thelounge/config.js
2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] Available at http://[::]:9000/ in private mode
node:internal/fs/watchers:252
    throw error;
    ^
Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached, watch '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json'
    at FSWatcher.<computed> (node:internal/fs/watchers:244:19)
    at Object.watch (node:fs:2247:34)
    at watchPackages (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/plugins/packages/index.js:165:5)
    at Object.loadPackages (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/plugins/packages/index.js:161:2)
    at Server.<anonymous> (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/server.js:186:12)
    at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:509:28)
    at Server.emit (node:events:390:28)
    at emitListeningNT (node:net:1368:10)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21) {
  errno: -28,
  syscall: 'watch',
  code: 'ENOSPC',
  path: '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json',
  filename: '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json'
}

[williamboman]

Hello, does it work fine with previous releases such as thelounge/thelounge:4.2.0?

What's your:

• Docker version ($ docker --version):
• The Lounge image:
• Host system ($ uname -a):

[somedevreally]

i had this same error for last couple of months, and i was thinking new build might help. so i waited
right now i checked as back as tag 3.0.1 same error.

Docker v19.03.15
docker image thelounge/thelounge:latest
host system is Photon OS 4.0

thanks

[williamboman]

Hm I don't believe this is caused by anything in the thelounge image, have you tried a docker system prune? If you're running via Docker Desktop, have you tried increasing the allocated resources?

[darthdubu]

hello,

am getting this error with latest docker container

2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] The Lounge v4.3.0 (Node.js 16.13.0 on linux x64)
2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] Configuration file: /var/opt/thelounge/config.js
2021-11-23 02:07:59 [INFO] Available at http://[::]:9000/ in private mode
node:internal/fs/watchers:252
    throw error;
    ^
Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached, watch '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json'
    at FSWatcher.<computed> (node:internal/fs/watchers:244:19)
    at Object.watch (node:fs:2247:34)
    at watchPackages (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/plugins/packages/index.js:165:5)
    at Object.loadPackages (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/plugins/packages/index.js:161:2)
    at Server.<anonymous> (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/thelounge/src/server.js:186:12)
    at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:509:28)
    at Server.emit (node:events:390:28)
    at emitListeningNT (node:net:1368:10)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21) {
  errno: -28,
  syscall: 'watch',
  code: 'ENOSPC',
  path: '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json',
  filename: '/var/opt/thelounge/packages/package.json'
}

Solution found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53930305/nodemon-error-system-limit-for-number-of-file-watchers-reached

echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p