# I want to retain my Weaviate data even If I restart my docker container

**URL:** <https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 20, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475 "2025-02-20T09:53:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jotheraj\_kori](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/jotheraj_kori/32/3623_2.png) [@Jotheraj\_kori](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Jotheraj_kori)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/1 "2025-02-20T09:53:13Z")

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Hi!  
I am using weaviate via docker container  
Here is my docker code

```auto
netnanny-weaviate:
    container_name: netnanny-weaviate
    image: semitechnologies/weaviate:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
      - "50051:50051"
    environment:
      QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: '10'
      AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
      PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: /var/lib/weaviate
    volumes:
      - ./weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate
    networks:
      - netnanny 

```

If I keep

```auto
 PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: './data'

```

and

```auto
volumes:
      - weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate

```

I am losing data stored in “weaviate\_data” folder If I restart my docker container.

And If I keep

```auto
PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/weaviate'

```

And

```auto
volumes:
      - weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate

```

I am getting this error

{“build\_git\_commit”:“258edad”,“build\_go\_version”:“go1.22.11”,“build\_image\_tag”:“1.25.30”,“build\_wv\_version”:“1.25.30”,“level”:“info”,“msg”:“attempting to join”,“remoteNodes”:[“172.27.0.2:8300”],“time”:“2025-02-20T07:02:09Z”}  
{“build\_git\_commit”:“258edad”,“build\_go\_version”:“go1.22.11”,“build\_image\_tag”:“1.25.30”,“build\_wv\_version”:“1.25.30”,“level”:“info”,“msg”:“attempted to join and failed”,“remoteNode”:“172.27.0.2:8300”,“status”:8,“time”:“2025-02-20T07:02:09Z”} .

Could you please let me know what I am doing wrong here. My only aim is I don’t want to lose the data If I restart my docker container.  
Thank you

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**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:** [February 20, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/2 "2025-02-20T16:26:20Z")

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hi @Jotheraj_kori !!

Welcome to our community 🤗

`PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH` will tell Weaviate where the data will be stored.

As you are running Docker, you need to make sure that this folder will be mounted as volume.

this docker compose:

```yaml
services:
  netnanny-weaviate:
      container_name: netnanny-weaviate
      image: semitechnologies/weaviate:latest
      ports:
        - "8080:8080"
        - "50051:50051"
      environment:
        QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: '10'
        AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
        PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: /var/lib/weaviate
      volumes:
        - ./weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate

```

have worked for me 🤔

Notice that Weaviate content will not be stored at a folder called `weaviate_data` that will be side by side with the docker compose.yaml

Let me know if that helps!

THanks!

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**Author:** ![Jotheraj\_kori](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/jotheraj_kori/32/3623_2.png) [@Jotheraj\_kori](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Jotheraj_kori)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/3 "2025-02-21T09:26:58Z")

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Hi @DudaNogueira

Thank you for response  
I have modified the code as per your suggestion.  
Here is my code

```auto
netnanny-weaviate:
    container_name: netnanny-weaviate
    image: semitechnologies/weaviate:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
      - "50051:50051"
    environment:
      QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: '20' 
      AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
      PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/weaviate'
    volumes:
      - ./weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate 
    networks:
      - netnanny 

```

But Still I am facing some issue .  
when I checked the logs of container this is what I am getting “attempted to join and failed”

 ![ccacac6b-73a8-4655-9f30-f6b4f3e9873f](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/weaviate/original/2X/c/cf640dba2ac63aa45d2a88593dd6d57071fc32c9.png)

Thank you!

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**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:** [February 21, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/4 "2025-02-21T13:27:50Z")

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Oh! I see. That’s only an info message.

Because this cluster is a single node, you can ignore it 🙂

With this docker-compose, were you able to retain the data?

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**Author:** ![Jotheraj\_kori](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/jotheraj_kori/32/3623_2.png) [@Jotheraj\_kori](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Jotheraj_kori)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/5 "2025-03-05T10:08:46Z")

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Hi @DudaNogueira Sorry , I was busy with some other tasks so couldn’t reply early.  
As I am getting this warning “attempted to join and failed” and at this time when I hit the API to save the data in weaviate, I am unable to do it.  
I am getting below error.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/weaviate/original/2X/7/7dfc32c9cacd80c197234b0a445eb7fcf8c99cea.png)

And When I am not getting that warning “attempted to join and failed” and If I hit the API to save data in weaviate, It Works.

And Here is my code to load the data in weaviate.

```auto
try:
        weaviate_client = weaviate.connect_to_custom(
            http_host=os.getenv('WEAVIATE_SERVER'),
            http_port=os.getenv('WEAVIATE_PORT'),
            http_secure=False,
            grpc_host=os.getenv('WEAVIATE_SERVER'),
            grpc_port=os.getenv('WEAVIATE_GRPC_PORT'),
            grpc_secure=False)

        collection_name = "NetworkAnomaly"

        class_schema = {
            "class": collection_name,
            "properties": [
                {"name": "anomaly_name", "dataType": ["text"]},
                {"name": "anomaly_details", "dataType": ["text"]},
                {"name": "remediation", "dataType": ["text"]},
                {"name": "recommendation", "dataType": ["text"]}
            ]
        }

        existing_collections = weaviate_client.collections.list_all(simple=False)

        if collection_name in existing_collections:
            logger.info("Weaviate schema contains NetworkAnomaly collection. Hence, deleting it!")
            weaviate_client.collections.delete(collection_name)
            
        schema = weaviate_client.collections.create_from_dict(class_schema)
        logger.info("Weaviate schema created")

        # Load Data into Weaviate
        data_objects = list()

        # for i, row in df.iterrows():
        for index, row in enumerate(rag_data_list, start=1):
            logger.info(f"\nProcessing row# {index}")
            properties_1 = {
                "anomaly_name": row['anomaly_name'],
                "anomaly_details": row['anomaly_details'],
                "remediation": row['remediation'],
                "recommendation": row['recommendation']
            }
            combined_text = f"{row['anomaly_name']} {row['anomaly_details']} {row['remediation']} {row['recommendation']}"

            vector_embeddings = []

            # CX Playground
            vector_embeddings = await cx_playground_generate_embeddings(combined_text)
            data_object = wvc.data.DataObject(
                properties=properties_1, 
                vector=vector_embeddings
            )
            data_objects.append(data_object)

        response = schema.data.insert_many(data_objects)

        logger.info("Loading data into Weaviate Vector store is complete")
        return True

    except Exception as e:
        logger.error(f"Failed to update data: error {str(e)}")
        return False

    finally:
        weaviate_client.close()

```

and here are my environment variables.

- WEAVIATE\_SERVER=netnanny-weaviate  
- WEAVIATE\_PORT=8080  
- WEAVIATE\_GRPC\_PORT=50051

Thank you!

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/6 "2025-03-06T14:04:58Z")

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> [@Jotheraj\_kori](#):
>
> `image: semitechnologies/weaviate:latest`

You should not use this. The best practice is to specify a version, otherwise it can upgrade/downgrade your cluster without you wanting.

Is this a new cluster or are you upgrading it?

Can you try a new docker file created here?

> **[Docker | Weaviate](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/installation/docker-compose#download-and-run)**
>
> Weaviate supports deployment with Docker.

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**Author:** ![Jotheraj\_kori](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/jotheraj_kori/32/3623_2.png) [@Jotheraj\_kori](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Jotheraj_kori)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/7 "2025-03-10T06:11:16Z")

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Hi @DudaNogueira,

Thank you so much! The issue has finally been resolved.  
Specifying the exact version and deleting the old data helped me fix the problem.

Thanks again!

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**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:** [March 10, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/i-want-to-retain-my-weaviate-data-even-if-i-restart-my-docker-container/10475/8 "2025-03-10T15:11:45Z")

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Hi @Jotheraj_kori !!

Glad to hear that!

Happy coding!