PrestaShop / PrestaShop/docker

installation is triggered at every container start

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Hi I'm trying to use a dockerised prestashop from an existing install.
Since I work on custom theme, modules and probably overrides I would like to persist /var/www/html.

I have my existing database running, but every time I start prestashop it triggers the installer.
The first time is ok I guess because it has to create files.

Then the next times, prestashop will create an install.lock file and will fail to get over the installation because the admin Backoffice directory is not empty.
Then it will run into this Another setup is currently running issue.

I bind /var/www/html to a local directory :

    volumes:
      - type: bind
        source: ./src
        target: /var/www/html
    environment:
      - PS_DEV_MODE=0
      - PS_INSTALL_AUTO=0
      - TZ
      - DB_SERVER=db
      - DB_NAME=${MYSQL_DATABASE}
      - DB_USER=${MYSQL_USER}
      - DB_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
      - DB_PREFIX=prstshp_
      - PS_ALL_LANGUAGES=1
      - PS_FOLDER_ADMIN=Backoffice
      - PS_ENABLE_SSL=0

Unfortunately the PS_INSTALL_AUTO doesn't seem to do anything.

I don't see what triggers the installation and how to disable it, based on the doc I could find :
https://devdocs.prestashop-project.org/8/basics/installation/environments/docker/

What would be the way to totally disable the installer ?

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Start with the Docker installation environments documentation linked in the issue, then trace how PS_INSTALL_AUTO, the /var/www/html bind mount, and install.lock are handled at container startup. Reproduce the behavior with the shown volume and environment, and consider the issue complete when an existing install starts without rerunning setup or reporting the Backoffice and “Another setup is currently running” errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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