Cannot wait for workspace to initialize: workspace is not initializing or ready
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Description
Bug description
When trying to start a container, often it fails with error: "cannot wait for workspace to initialize: workspace is not initializing or ready".
Example container: eventaservo-eventaservo-xrkag8heoko
.gitpod.yaml file: https://github.com/eventaservo/eventaservo/blob/main/.gitpod.yml
Steps to reproduce
Click on container name on the dashboard.
- Create a workspace using the repo (below)
- Wait for it to start
- Stop it
- Try to restart it
Workspace affected
eventaservo-eventaservo-xrkag8heoko
Expected behavior
The workspace should open normally.
Example repository
https://github.com/eventaservo/eventaservo
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Research direction
Start with the linked eventaservo workspace and its .gitpod.yml, then reproduce the dashboard restart sequence: create the workspace, wait for startup, stop it, and restart it. Compare the resulting state with the "workspace is not initializing or ready" error; done means the stopped workspace opens normally on restart.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100