# Can't connect to Weviate Client in using helper function in Container **URL:** https://forum.weaviate.io/t/cant-connect-to-weviate-client-in-using-helper-function-in-container/9581 **Category:** Support **Created:** [January 6, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/cant-connect-to-weviate-client-in-using-helper-function-in-container/9581 "2025-01-06T14:34:02Z") **Posts on this page:** 2 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Rishav\_Kumar\_Paramha](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/rishav_kumar_paramha/32/3295_2.png) [@Rishav\_Kumar\_Paramha](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Rishav_Kumar_Paramha) #### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/cant-connect-to-weviate-client-in-using-helper-function-in-container/9581/1 "2025-01-06T14:34:02Z")
### Description Hi All, I have create a docker image for Weaviate using the docker compose file: ```yaml --- services: weaviate: command: - --host - 0.0.0.0 - --port - '8080' - --scheme - http image: cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.27.8 ports: - 8080:8080 - 50051:50051 volumes: - weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate restart: on-failure:0 environment: QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: 25 AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true' PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/weaviate' ENABLE_API_BASED_MODULES: 'true' CLUSTER_HOSTNAME: 'node1' volumes: weaviate_data: ... ``` and trying to connect to the Wevaite client like this: ```python # Now use the host, port, and grpc_port in the connection client = weaviate.connect_to_local( host="127.0.0.1", # Use a string to specify the host port=8080, grpc_port=50051, ) ``` It works absolutely fine when i have Weaviate container running on my local machine using Docker desktop and a script to connect to the instance. But as soon as i try to connect to the Weaviate container from another container - it always ends up with this error: 2025-01-04 15:02:30 Traceback (most recent call last): 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_transports/default.py”, line 69, in map\_httpcore\_exceptions 2025-01-04 15:02:30 yield 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_transports/default.py”, line 373, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 resp = await self.\_pool.handle\_async\_request(req) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_async/connection\_pool.py”, line 256, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise exc from None 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_async/connection\_pool.py”, line 236, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await connection.handle\_async\_request( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_async/connection.py”, line 101, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise exc 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_async/connection.py”, line 78, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 stream = await self.\_connect(request) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_async/connection.py”, line 124, in \_connect 2025-01-04 15:02:30 stream = await self.\_network\_backend.connect\_tcp(\*\*kwargs) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_backends/auto.py”, line 31, in connect\_tcp 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return await self.\_backend.connect\_tcp( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_backends/anyio.py”, line 113, in connect\_tcp 2025-01-04 15:02:30 with map\_exceptions(exc\_map): 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/contextlib.py”, line 158, in **exit** 2025-01-04 15:02:30 self.gen.throw(value) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpcore/\_exceptions.py”, line 14, in map\_exceptions 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise to\_exc(exc) from exc 2025-01-04 15:02:30 httpcore.ConnectError: All connection attempts failed 2025-01-04 15:02:30 2025-01-04 15:02:30 The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: 2025-01-04 15:02:30 2025-01-04 15:02:30 Traceback (most recent call last): 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/v4.py”, line 264, in \_open\_connections\_rest 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await client.get(oidc\_url) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1801, in get 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return await self.request( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1574, in request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return await self.send(request, auth=auth, follow\_redirects=follow\_redirects) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1661, in send 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await self.\_send\_handling\_auth( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1689, in \_send\_handling\_auth 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await self.\_send\_handling\_redirects( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1726, in \_send\_handling\_redirects 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await self.\_send\_single\_request(request) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_client.py”, line 1763, in \_send\_single\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 response = await transport.handle\_async\_request(request) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_transports/default.py”, line 372, in handle\_async\_request 2025-01-04 15:02:30 with map\_httpcore\_exceptions(): 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/contextlib.py”, line 158, in **exit** 2025-01-04 15:02:30 self.gen.throw(value) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/httpx/\_transports/default.py”, line 86, in map\_httpcore\_exceptions 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise mapped\_exc(message) from exc 2025-01-04 15:02:30 httpx.ConnectError: All connection attempts failed 2025-01-04 15:02:30 2025-01-04 15:02:30 During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: 2025-01-04 15:02:30 2025-01-04 15:02:30 Traceback (most recent call last): 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/bin/uvicorn”, line 8, in 2025-01-04 15:02:30 sys.exit(main()) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1157, in **call** 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return self.main(\*args, \*\*kwargs) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1078, in main 2025-01-04 15:02:30 rv = self.invoke(ctx) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1434, in invoke 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return ctx.invoke(self.callback, \*\*ctx.params) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 783, in invoke 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return \_\_callback(\*args, \*\*kwargs) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/main.py”, line 416, in main 2025-01-04 15:02:30 run( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/main.py”, line 587, in run 2025-01-04 15:02:30 server.run() 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/server.py”, line 61, in run 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return asyncio.run(self.serve(sockets=sockets)) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/asyncio/runners.py”, line 194, in run 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return runner.run(main) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/asyncio/runners.py”, line 118, in run 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return self.\_loop.run\_until\_complete(task) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “uvloop/loop.pyx”, line 1518, in uvloop.loop.Loop.run\_until\_complete 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/server.py”, line 68, in serve 2025-01-04 15:02:30 config.load() 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/config.py”, line 467, in load 2025-01-04 15:02:30 self.loaded\_app = import\_from\_string(self.app) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/uvicorn/importer.py”, line 21, in import\_from\_string 2025-01-04 15:02:30 module = importlib.import\_module(module\_str) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/importlib/ **init**.py”, line 90, in import\_module 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return \_bootstrap.\_gcd\_import(name[level:], package, level) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 1387, in \_gcd\_import 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 1360, in \_find\_and\_load 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 1331, in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 935, in \_load\_unlocked 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 999, in exec\_module 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “”, line 488, in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/PrivatAI-backend/backend.py”, line 63, in 2025-01-04 15:02:30 client = weaviate.connect\_to\_local( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/helpers.py”, line 210, in connect\_to\_local 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return \_\_connect( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/helpers.py”, line 411, in \_\_connect 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise e 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/helpers.py”, line 407, in \_\_connect 2025-01-04 15:02:30 client.connect() 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/syncify.py”, line 23, in sync\_method 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return \_EventLoopSingleton.get\_instance().run\_until\_complete( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/event\_loop.py”, line 42, in run\_until\_complete 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return fut.result() 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 456, in result 2025-01-04 15:02:30 return self.\_\_get\_result() 2025-01-04 15:02:30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 401, in \_\_get\_result 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise self.\_exception 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/client\_base.py”, line 153, in connect 2025-01-04 15:02:30 await self.\_connection.connect(self.\_skip\_init\_checks) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/v4.py”, line 154, in connect 2025-01-04 15:02:30 await self.\_open\_connections\_rest(self.\_auth, skip\_init\_checks) 2025-01-04 15:02:30 File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/weaviate/connect/v4.py”, line 266, in \_open\_connections\_rest 2025-01-04 15:02:30 raise WeaviateConnectionError( 2025-01-04 15:02:30 weaviate.exceptions.WeaviateConnectionError: Connection to Weaviate failed. Details: Error: All connection attempts failed. 2025-01-04 15:02:30 Is Weaviate running and reachable at [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080)? - Weaviate Server Version: - Deployment Method: connect to local\> - Multi Node? Number of Running Nodes: - Client Language and Version: I am using Python Client v4 ### Any additional Information I tried it both as conatinerized code on my local machine using Docker desktop also on AWS EC2 instance running this docker containers using the Public IPs as host. Note: When i try to directly connect to wevaite using [http://host](http://host):port-- i always see the reponse, so i know that the port 8080 is open an accessible Can you please help me as soon as possible.. I am stuck on this from past two days and find no way to solve this. Thanks Regards Rishav ---
### Author: ![DudaNogueira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dudanogueira/32/7846_2.png) [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira) #### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/cant-connect-to-weviate-client-in-using-helper-function-in-container/9581/2 "2025-01-06T18:09:06Z")
hi @Rishav_Kumar_Paramha Welcome to our community 🤗 From what you are describing, indeed Weaviate should be available. Are you running the python code from your computer, or from within a second container? Feel free to reach out to me in our public slack so I can take a closer look. By experience, this kind of issues are better solved with a quick screen sharing session. Thanks!