cant login + some issues to get it started

[adrian-rt]

Describe the bug

can't login allthough the containers are running and healthy and I got the password for admin with

"./ghostwriter-cli-linux config get admin_password"

To Reproduce

first of all I had to remove all references to "collab" from nginx.cong and nginx-common.conf because they're not existent in production.yml to get everything to run.

then when I tried to login with admin user and I got the password with "./ghostwriter-cli-linux config get admin_password" it says that the password is not correct.

Expected Behavior

I would expect a successfull login or some errors in the django container.

Screenshots

Server Specs:
drian@adrian:/Downloads/tools/Ghostwriter$ cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS"
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_CODENAME=noble
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
adrian@adrian:/Downloads/tools/Ghostwriter$ docker --version
Docker version 29.1.2, build 890dcca
adrian@adrian:~/Downloads/tools/Ghostwriter$

Additional context

[adrian-rt]

ps: also this folder of Ghostwriter was copied from my old laptop to the new one and tried to upgrade to the latest instance on the new laptop.

[chrismaddalena]

You should not need to edit the nginx.conf file at all. The collab server should be present on all instances.

If you copied the folder from an old computer, you probably also copied the old .env file which will have your old admin password. That's likely why the password you get from the file is not correct.

If you're trying to move an install from an old computer, you'll also need to move over your Docker data by transferring that data directly or using Ghostwriter CLI's backup and restore commands.

If you're trying to start Ghostwriter with a fresh install, I recommend deleting the old directory you copied, cloning the repository again, and starting a fresh install.

[jfarl]

Same issue as the original poster. Fresh install. The generated admin password is not working.
Also, had to modify the syntax of exposed ports in production.yml (from "port:port" to "port" to get this running.

[adrian-rt]

thanks, doing an update plus backup and restore worked! ccL @jfarl