secure-77
can someone help me to figure out the no-content problem?
I have configure the compose file and config file, but the web doesn't show any of my notes! The mount style is
volumes:
- /my_nas_absolute_path/vault_name:/var/www/perlite/ForHigh:ro
and the notes_path is set as "ForHigh".
Moreover, I docker into the perlite, and mounted files are readable, but why the web shows nothing?
Does it show the Demo, when you set NOTES_PATH=Demo ?
Yes, for this item, it behaves normally
Hmm, it should show some content and sub menus, so it's not working. Is there any error output when you start docker compose (without -d) and visit the page? Also check the browser console for errors.
I have got the same issue, but resloved it.
environment:
- NOTES_PATH=**AAAAA**
volumes:
- /my_nas_absolute_path/**AAAAA**:/var/www/perlite/**AAAAA**:ro
These 3 name must be the same, otherwise it won't work.
actually the left one of the volume can be different
- /my_nas_absolute_path/whatever:/var/www/perlite/AAAAA:ro
but yes, the other two must match, please reopen the issue if you still have a problem or write in the discord channel
My compose file is:
services:
perlite:
image: sec77/perlite:latest
container_name: perlite
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- NOTES_PATH=ForHigh
- HIDE_FOLDERS=docs,private,trash
- HIDDEN_FILE_ACCESS=false
- LINE_BREAKS=true
- ABSOLUTE_PATHS=true
- ALLOWED_FILE_LINK_TYPES=pdf
- DISABLE_POP_HOVER=false
- SHOW_TOC=true
- SHOW_LOCAL_GRAPH=true
- HOME_FILE=README
- FONT_SIZE=15
- HTML_SAFE_MODE=true
- TEMP_PATH=/tmp
- SITE_TITLE=ForHigh
- SITE_TYPE=article
- SITE_URL=
- SITE_IMAGE=
- SITE_DESC=
- SITE_NAME=Perlite
- SITE_TWITTER=https://x.com/
- SITE_LOGO=perlite.svg
- SITE_HOMEPAGE=https://perlite.secure77.io/
- SITE_GITHUB=https://github.com/
volumes:
- /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/ForHigh:/var/www/perlite/ForHigh:ro
web:
image: nginx:stable
container_name: perlite_web
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 8082:80
volumes:
- ./web/config/perlite.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
volumes_from:
- perlite
depends_on:
- perlite
The names have been modified to be the same as you mentioned above However, it still doesn't work for me
and when I visit the web, the log shows sth below:
perlite | 172.20.0.3 - 06/Nov/2025:14:28:25 +0000 "GET /index.php" 200
perlite | 172.20.0.3 - 06/Nov/2025:14:28:25 +0000 "GET /content.php" 200
perlite | NOTICE: PHP message: PHP Warning: file_get_contents(ForHigh/README.md): Failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/perlite/content.php on line 385
actually the left one of the volume can be different
- /my_nas_absolute_path/whatever:/var/www/perlite/AAAAA:ro
but yes, the other two must match, please reopen the issue if you still have a problem or write in the discord channel
ah I see, it seems the problem is based on the permissions of your files between your host and the docker container.
Can you please try to set the permissions of your vault to world readable? This describes how you can set the permissions of our vault to the same Id as the container is running: https://stackoverflow.com/a/40510068
you can also set the user and group ID in the compose file
user: "${UID}:${GID}"
replace the variables with the user / group ID which has read permissions to your files, but first I would try to set the permissions to world readable and check if this was really the problem
Sorry, I try to use the solutions you have given, but it seems didn't work me. To save our time, I paste my config and file perimission.
my host id
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# id
uid=1000(zhilianh) gid=10(admin) groups=10(admin),100(users),121(docker),133(ughomeusers)
docker id
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# docker exec 9a5ae5f7a8ae id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel),11(floppy),20(dialout),26(tape),27(video)
docker folder permission
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# ls -la
total 20
drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 4096 Oct 4 00:50 .
drwxrwxrwx 13 root root 4096 Nov 5 16:22 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1292 Nov 7 13:57 docker-compose.yaml
drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 4096 Oct 4 00:47 web
docker compose
services:
perlite:
image: sec77/perlite:latest
container_name: perlite
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=Asia/Shanghai
- NOTES_PATH=ForHigh
- HIDE_FOLDERS=docs,private,trash
- HIDDEN_FILE_ACCESS=false
- LINE_BREAKS=true
- ABSOLUTE_PATHS=true
- ALLOWED_FILE_LINK_TYPES=pdf
- DISABLE_POP_HOVER=false
- SHOW_TOC=true
- SHOW_LOCAL_GRAPH=true
- HOME_FILE=README
- FONT_SIZE=15
- HTML_SAFE_MODE=true
- TEMP_PATH=/tmp
- SITE_TITLE=ForHigh
- SITE_TYPE=article
- SITE_URL=
- SITE_IMAGE=
- SITE_DESC=
- SITE_NAME=Perlite
- SITE_TWITTER=https://x.com/
- SITE_LOGO=perlite.svg
- SITE_HOMEPAGE=https://perlite.secure77.io/
- SITE_GITHUB=https://github.com/
volumes:
- /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/ForHigh:/var/www/perlite/ForHigh:ro
web:
image: nginx:stable
container_name: perlite_web
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 8082:80
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=Asia/Shanghai
volumes:
- ./web/config/perlite.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
volumes_from:
- perlite
depends_on:
- perlite
ok, thats strange, can you please check the permissions of your vault inside the container
docker exec 9a5ae5f7a8ae ls -la /var/www/perlite/
and
docker exec 9a5ae5f7a8ae ls -la /var/www/perlite/ForHigh/README
and also the permission locally
ls -la /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/ForHigh/README
and
ls -la /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/
Thanks
FYI, there is no README but README.md
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# docker exec 48ff07945d3f ls -la /var/www/perlite
total 200
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Nov 7 05:51 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Apr 27 2025 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 7 05:51 .js
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 7 05:51 .src
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Nov 7 05:51 .styles
drwxrwxrwx 12 1000 wheel 4096 Nov 6 13:28 ForHigh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11452 Apr 27 2025 content.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15406 Apr 27 2025 favicon.ico
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20982 Apr 27 2025 helper.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79997 Apr 27 2025 index.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17299 Apr 27 2025 logo.svg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17299 Apr 27 2025 perlite.svg
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Nov 7 05:51 vendor
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# docker exec 48ff07945d3f ls -la /var/www/perlite/ForHigh/README.md
-rwxrwxrwx 1 1000 wheel 1011 Oct 3 17:10 /var/www/perlite/ForHigh/README.md
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# ls -la /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/ForHigh/README.md
-rwxrwxrwx 1 zhilianh admin 1011 Oct 4 01:10 /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/ForHigh/README.md
[zhilianh@DXP4800-82E9 perlite]# ls -la /volume4/hot_data/docs/ob_vaults/
total 24
drwxrwxrwx 3 zhilianh admin 4096 Sep 8 21:13 .
drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 4096 Oct 29 12:42 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 zhilianh admin 6148 Apr 13 2025 .DS_Store
drwxrwxrwx 12 zhilianh admin 4096 Nov 6 21:28 ForHigh
BRs
ok thanks and you are sure the error is still the same?
perlite | NOTICE: PHP message: PHP Warning: file_get_contents(ForHigh/README.md): Failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/perlite/content.php on line 385
I have also encountered a situation like yours. My solution was to enter and check the user and group IDs of the file, and then add your user: "${UID}:${GID}" under perlite: and restart.
like :
services:
your-app:
image: your-image:tag
user: "${UID}:${GID}"
Really no idea why its not working but when you say the Demo folder was working then maybe its related to your mount /volume4/hot_data/
I would try to copy the vault to the same volume where you are starting perlite from and try again if this is the reason
I have also encountered a situation like yours. My solution was to enter and check the user and group IDs of the file, and then add your user: "${UID}:${GID}" under perlite: and restart.
like :
services: your-app: image: your-image:tag user: "${UID}:${GID}"
oh my, it still doesn't work for me