Configuration of Temporary Directories in Railway
Project ID: 402e5707-00a9-409e-95fa-6af61653fe4a
I am currently deploying a server application that utilizes Puppeteer (in Dart) on Railway, and I have encountered a challenge related to temporary directories. My application functions flawlessly in a local environment; however, upon deployment in Railway, I am facing a specific issue concerning the creation and usage of temporary directories.
The error message I am encountering is as follows:
"PathNotFoundException: Creation of temporary directory failed, path = '/tmp' (OS Error: No such file or directory, errno = 2)"
This suggests that the Railway environment might not have a '/tmp' directory available or accessible for my application. I am seeking guidance on how to address this issue within the Railway platform. Specifically, my queries are:
Temporary Directory Configuration: Is there a way to configure or specify a custom temporary directory for applications running in Railway? If so, could you please provide guidance or documentation on how to implement this?
Environment Restrictions: Are there any specific restrictions or configurations in Railway concerning where temporary directories can be created? Understanding any such limitations would be greatly helpful in troubleshooting and configuring my application correctly.
Best Practices for Handling Temporary Files: If custom configuration of temporary directories is not feasible, could you recommend best practices or alternative approaches for handling temporary files in Railway-hosted applications?
Your assistance in this matter would be immensely appreciated, as it would enable me to ensure smooth operation and deployment of my application on Railway. Thank you in advance for your time and support.
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402e5707-00a9-409e-95fa-6af61653fe4aThe error is telling me that the directory doesn’t exist. Does your script create it? If it exists locally, is it in Github?
Configuring a temporary directory is likely something you’ll have to configure through Puppeteer. Given that a temp directory is nothing but a directory that temp files are saved to, there are no standards for creating one on Railway
Thank you for your prompt response. I would like to clarify the situation regarding the temporary directory creation in my application:
Local Environment: In my local development environment, the script successfully creates and utilizes temporary directories without any issues. This functionality works as intended on my personal computer.
Deployment via Railway: However, when I deploy the application on Railway using railway up with a Docker configuration, the script encounters difficulties in creating the temporary directory. It appears that the environment provided by Railway does not allow the script to create or access the required /tmp directory, leading to the error I previously mentioned.
The error I encounter during deployment on Railway is as follows:
"PathNotFoundException: Creation of temporary directory failed, path = '/tmp' (OS Error: No such file
have you considered changing the folder name? Perhaps /tmp is reserved