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# ---------- Base image -----------------------------------------------------
FROM node:18-slim
# ---------- OS packages ----------------------------------------------------
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
git python3 python3-pip build-essential \
libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev chromium curl \
&& apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
# ---------- Environment ----------------------------------------------------
ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true \
PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/usr/bin/chromium \
CHROMA_SERVER_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS='["*"]' \
PORT=7860 \
FLOWISE_USERNAME=admin \
FLOWISE_PASSWORD=admin \
DATABASE_PATH=/data/.flowise \
LOG_PATH=/data/.flowise/logs \
TEMP_UPLOAD_DIR=/data/uploads \
CHROMA_URL=http://localhost:8000
# ---------- Node & Python deps --------------------------------------------
RUN npm install -g flowise@3.0.0
# Chroma server 1.x (compatible with Flowise v2 API)
RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.4 --break-system-packages \
&& pip3 install chromadb==1.0.9 --break-system-packages # provides `chroma` CLI v2
# ---------- Prevent Flowise early-log crash -------------------------------
RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/node_modules/flowise/logs \
&& chmod -R 777 /usr/local/lib/node_modules/flowise
# ---------- Persistent data directories -----------------------------------
WORKDIR /data
RUN mkdir -p /data/.flowise/logs /data/.flowise/storage /data/uploads /data/chroma \
&& chmod -R 777 /data \
&& chown -R 1000:1000 /data
ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/node/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/root/.local/bin
USER 1000:1000
# ---------- Expose ports ---------------------------------------------------
EXPOSE 7860 8000
# ---------- Start: Chroma ➜ wait ➜ Flowise ---------------------------------
CMD sh -c 'set -x; \
chroma run \
--path /data/chroma \
--host 0.0.0.0 \
--port 8000 \
& \
echo "--- Waiting for Chroma API ---"; \
while ! curl -v http://localhost:8000/api/v2/heartbeat; do \
echo "[DEBUG] Chroma not ready yet. Retrying..."; \
netstat -tulnp || ss -tulnp || true; \
sleep 1; \
done; \
echo "--- Chroma API is up ---"; \
echo "[DEBUG] Testing Chroma collections endpoint:"; \
curl -v http://localhost:8000/api/v2/collections || true; \
echo "[DEBUG] Environment variables:"; \
printenv | grep CHROMA || true; \
echo "[DEBUG] Process list:"; \
ps aux; \
echo "[DEBUG] Flowise will start now."; \
npx flowise start'