Docker-jitsi-meet: nginx issue in the dockerjitsimeet

[whiranpat]

I am getting this issue when running the docker-compose up -d in the stable version 3547:
nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)

I was wondering if anyone was able to fix this issue.

[whiranpat]

I went into the container and then do openssl dhparam -out dhparam.pem 1024 and it start working but will probably will do the host and mount the directory

[saghul]

Did you wait long enough on the first container boot? It may take up to a minute to generate the DH parameters (IIRC we use 4096, which may take a while).

[whiranpat]

I waited like 4 minutes and it didn't generate it.

[saghul]

Can you paste the logs of the web container?

[whiranpat]

It was looping nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS) but after I did that command it works.

[whiranpat]

thanks

[m-yosefpor]

I have the same issue here (same behaviour, same log) .. running the command in the container didn't work either.

git clone https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet && cd docker-jitsi-meet
cp env.example .env
docker-compose up

[saghul]

@m-yosefpor Please paste the logs of your web container from the start.

[m-yosefpor]

@saghul
web_1 | [s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc...exited 0.
web_1 | [s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms...exited 0.
web_1 | [fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes...
web_1 | [fix-attrs.d] done.
web_1 | [cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts...
web_1 | [cont-init.d] 01-set-timezone: executing...
web_1 | [cont-init.d] 01-set-timezone: exited 0.
web_1 | [cont-init.d] 10-config: executing...
web_1 | using keys found in /config/keys
web_1 | [cont-init.d] 10-config: exited 0.
web_1 | [cont-init.d] done.
web_1 | [services.d] starting services
web_1 | [services.d] done.
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)
web_1 | nginx: [emerg] PEM_read_bio_DHparams("/config/nginx/dhparams.pem") failed (SSL: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:Expecting: DH PARAMETERS)

[saghul]

Can you delete the $CONFIG dir and start the containers again?

[m-yosefpor]

@saghul
wow thanks! It fixes the issue. So it seems that if the container fails to start for the first time (for me unavailability for the port to bind), then it will fail to start forever (even after docker-compose down), unless the $CONFIG dir is removed completely before starting it.

[saghul]

Yes, that is somewhat by design: config files are generated on first container boot. If you want to re-create them, then wiping the config is necessary.

I understand this is not ideal, we may make improvements in the future, but for now, that's the best we can do.

[nebi-tessemuh]

What is the $CONFIG dir here? I'm new to docker and experiencing the same issue, but I don't even understand where /config/nginx/dhparams.pem is rooted. is $CONFIG's value the path /config/nginx/dhparams.pem?

[nebi-tessemuh]

I have looked in ~/.docker/compose/.env but there is no environment variable configured there called CONFIG

[m-yosefpor]

I have looked in ~/.docker/compose/.env but there is no environment variable configured there called CONFIG

Have you cloned the repository and copied the "env.example" to ".env" ?
git clone https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet && cd docker-jitsi-meet
cp env.example .env

if so, then the variable should be sth like:
CONFIG=~/.jitsi-meet-cfg