Import / export - link < time out

Self-Hosted | v5
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hello,
not sure if something is wrong with my setup but when i generate export file ( settings > import/export) i receive an email with the link but when i try to access the link i get an error that site can not be reached/time out. # This site can’t be reached

this is the link that i received : http://invoice.mydomain.com:8003/storage/backups/2021-09-22_invoice_Management_ugy1dpuul97nawajvfwkgzvqviojxr3dpj6cuhsanm7omikklx6cekoyywp3eskf.zip

Port 8003 is not listening and i am not sure what service would be listening on this port. For troubleshooting i disabled my firewall & still no luck

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                         COMMAND                  CREATED        STATUS         PORTS                                                  NAMES

874e2755bfb7 nginx “/docker-entrypoint.…” 28 hours ago Up 7 minutes 0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, :::80->80/tcp dockerfiles_server_1
cd3b67253658 invoiceninja/invoiceninja:5 “docker-entrypoint s…” 28 hours ago Up 7 minutes 9000/tcp dockerfiles_app_1
04682429a5a2 mysql:5 “docker-entrypoint.s…” 28 hours ago Up 7 minutes 33060/tcp, 0.0.0.0:3305->3306/tcp, :::3305->3306/tcp dockerfiles_db_1

my env file is set to port 8003, per instructions on github site
APP_URL=http://invoice.mydomain.com:8003

I changed (for testing and troubleshooting) this port to 80 and i was able to download it & link worked. But now sure what is proper setting for this port. Also, when the port was set to 80, my email function stopped working. So i am sure that broke something.

Any inputs how to address this?
thanks!

2

Hi,

Which version of the app are you using?

@david any thoughts?

3

Hi, its the latest. I upgraded it on Sunday. v 5.3.16

4

Are you using the standard docker-composer file or have you created your own?

It sounds like a docker configuration issue.

5

Hi david,
i am using standard docker-composer file that i downloaded from github, https://github.com/invoiceninja/dockerfiles.

I only modified few fields in env file as APP_URL, db username/password and mail settings.
What should be the port in APP_URL? 8003 or something else. Does this look right?
APP_URL=http://invoice.mydomain.com:8003

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@MisterNo

Are you modifying the env file in the docker project, or inside the container?

for reference, you should be modifying the docker env file.

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I am modifying “env” file in docker files folder (docker project), not inside of container. The steps to the guide on github, it was very well written & easy to follow.

I just deployed Invoice Ninja on another host, and i have same experience. i used an IP instead of host name, just for testing. Everything else seems to work fine.

# IN application vars

APP_URL=http://192.168.2.6:8003
APP_KEY=base64:redacted
APP_DEBUG=true
REQUIRE_HTTPS=false
PHANTOMJS_PDF_GENERATION=false
PDF_GENERATOR=snappdf

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Should I able to access via browser http://invoice.mydomain.com:8003/storage/ url ?

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The storage folder should not be publicly accessible.

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Thank you hillel,
why then generated backup link would include that port?

http://invoice.mydomain.com:8003/storage/backups/2021-09-22_invoice_Management_ugy1dpuul97nawajvfwkgzvqviojxr3dpj6cuhsanm7omikklx6cekoyywp3eskf.zip

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@david do you have any ideas?