# QNAP Docker - cannot run above v1.3.7. (Was: EPERM Operation not permitted error after reading all the documentation)

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**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [29 April 2022 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qnap-docker-cannot-run-above-v1-3-7-was-eperm-operation-not-permitted-error-after-reading-all-the-documentation/61963 "2022-04-29T14:56:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [29 April 2022 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qnap-docker-cannot-run-above-v1-3-7-was-eperm-operation-not-permitted-error-after-reading-all-the-documentation/61963/1 "2022-04-29T14:56:19Z")

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EDIT: - This might be one for the QNAP forums, but I'll edit this post with more information.

I can run nodered 1.3.7 in docker on my QNAP, but I cannot run any v2.x.x container.  
QNAP TS-870 Pro  
QTS 4.3.6.1965 [2022/03/02]  
Docker v17.09.1-ce, build 0bbe3acx

```auto
docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
30 Apr 12:02:03 - [info] Node-RED version: v2.2.2
30 Apr 12:02:03 - [info] Node.js version: v14.18.2
30 Apr 12:02:03 - [info] Linux 4.2.8 x64 LE
30 Apr 12:02:03 - [info] Loading palette nodes
30 Apr 12:02:05 - [error] Failed to start server:
30 Apr 12:02:05 - [error] Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, copyfile '/data/.config.nodes.json' -> '/data/.config.nodes.json.backup'

```

Same for every other v2.x.x I tried with any node.js version.

Any v.1.3.7 version I tried (up to 1.3.7-12) was fine.

```auto
docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red:1.3.7
30 Apr 12:05:00 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.3.7
30 Apr 12:05:00 - [info] Node.js version: v10.24.1
30 Apr 12:05:00 - [info] Linux 4.2.8 x64 LE
30 Apr 12:05:00 - [info] Loading palette nodes
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Settings file : /data/settings.js
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] User directory : /data
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Flows file : /data/flows.json
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Starting flows
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Started flows
30 Apr 12:05:02 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/

```

ORIGINAL POST:

I have been trying for three days to get nodered to run in my QNAP docker.

No matter what I try I am getting the error that I have often seen reported and resolved with permissions changes.  
`Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, copyfile '/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red/settings.js' -> '/data/settings.js'`

I have read every article I can find, including:  
[https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/docker#managing-user-data](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/docker#managing-user-data)  
[https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/wiki/Permissions-and-Persistence](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/wiki/Permissions-and-Persistence)

I have set the owner of my local data directory to be:  
`1000:1000`  
`1000:100` (the user:group that runs docker)  
`0:0` (the administrator user that owns the /data folder if the folder doesn't exist.

I have given the data folder all combinations of owner:group above, with 777 permissions.

My current folders are owned by 1000:1000

```auto
[dockuser@TS870Pro1 nodered]$ ls -lan
total 32
drwxrwxrwx 3 1000 1000 4096 2022-04-29 23:45 ./
drwxrwxrwx 42 0 0 4096 2022-04-29 23:43 ../
drwxrwxrwx 3 1000 1000 4096 2022-04-30 00:06 data/
-rwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 1541 2022-04-29 23:50 docker-compose.yml*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 620 2022-04-27 23:47 .env*

```

And here are the attempts I have tried:

```auto
$ history | grep docker\ run
 1057 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1065 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --user 1000:1000 --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1072 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1078 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --user 1000 --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1085 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /share/Container/home-assistant-nodered/config:/data --user 1000 --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1086 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /share/Container/home-assistant-nodered/config:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1090 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /share/Container/home-assistant-nodered/config:/data --name mynodered plaguedr/node-red
 1091 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v node_red_data:/data --name mynodered -u node-red:dialout nodered/node-red
 1092 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1101 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v myNodeREDdata:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1102 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v myNodeREDdata:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red:latest-minimal
 1103 sudo docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v myNodeREDdata:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red:latest-minimal
 1130 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /share/Container/nodered/data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
 1135 docker run -d -p 1880 nodered/node-red
 1136 docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/Container/nodered/data:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red

```

I am at wit's end. Please help!

edited to remove duplicate from my docker run attempts

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**Post date:** [1 May 2022 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qnap-docker-cannot-run-above-v1-3-7-was-eperm-operation-not-permitted-error-after-reading-all-the-documentation/61963/2 "2022-05-01T08:14:56Z")

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Now being tracked here [Unable to run 2.x.x due to permission errors. v1.3.7 is fine. · Issue #312 · node-red/node-red-docker · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/issues/312)

Closing so we don't duplicate effort

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**Post date:** [1 May 2022 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qnap-docker-cannot-run-above-v1-3-7-was-eperm-operation-not-permitted-error-after-reading-all-the-documentation/61963/3 "2022-05-01T08:16:56Z")

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