Loomio Import

[darren]

I'm trying to import Loomio data to a new Cloudron instance and I can't for the life of me figure out how to access the running Rails console as suggested in Loomio's documentation:

Access the running Rails console:

docker exec -ti loomio-app rails console

Call the service:

GroupExportService.import('/import/your-group-data.json')

Running the following in the terminal:

rails console

Produces:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/activerecord-7.0.7.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_handler.rb:261:in `resolve_pool_config': database configuration does not specify adapter (ActiveRecord::AdapterNotSpecified)

Does anyone have a method for being able to import a Loomio export?

[girish]

@darren On Cloudron, the containers are organized differently. You have to

• First, upload the export file using the File manager . Say to /tmp or something
• Then, use Web terminal to run rails commands.

[girish]

I put some docs here - https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/loomio/#rails-console

[darren]

Thanks @girish! This is helpful. Apologize if I'm missing something... I'm still encountering an error when I try to start the rail console in the web terminal following setting those environment variables:

`validate_secret_key_base': Missing `secret_key_base` for 'production' environment, set this string with `bin/rails credentials:edit`

Do I need to set something else?

[girish]

@darren You are right, I forgot a step . Please run source /app/data/env.sh before you start the rails console. I am fixing the docs.

[darren]

Perfect! Thanks again @girish I'm in now

[jdaviescoates]

@darren is this you importing data from the hosted Loomio to a self-hosted Loomio on Cloudron? If so, cool! I may do that too...

[darren]

@jdaviescoates yes that's the case. I was able to import a large group from hosted Loomio into self-hosted Loomio on Cloudron. The import seems stable so far.

[darren]

@girish I just realized that the hourly cron loomio-deploy recommends [and that's already in the cloudron package] was failing. I think similarly because the db connection wasn't defined for

bundle exec rake loomio:hourly_tasks

How should I proceed? I can schedule my own cron but it seems like this might be something that should be updated in the base cloudron package for loomio?

[nebulon]

I can confirm the issue. Preparing a new app package now.

[nebulon]

Latest package release has this fixed now.