unable to allocate file descriptor table - out of memory

[SilasBerger]

When trying to launch a Neo4j container with the command

docker run --publish=7474:7474 --publish=7687:7687 --volume=neo4j_data:/data neo4j

the container instantly errors out with the message library initialization failed - unable to allocate file descriptor table - out of memory.

System information

• Windows 10 Home x64
• 16GB RAM, ~50% in use
• ~10GB of free disk space
• Docker Toolbox / Quickstart Terminal
• Docker version 18.03.0-ce, build 0520e24302

Full Log

$ docker run --publish=7474:7474 --publish=7687:7687 --volume=neo4j_data:/data neo4j
Active database: graph.db
Directories in use:
  home:         /var/lib/neo4j
  config:       /var/lib/neo4j/conf
  logs:         /var/lib/neo4j/logs
  plugins:      /var/lib/neo4j/plugins
  import:       /var/lib/neo4j/import
  data:         /var/lib/neo4j/data
  certificates: /var/lib/neo4j/certificates
  run:          /var/lib/neo4j/run
Starting Neo4j.
2018-11-09 20:35:55.400+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.discovery_listen_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.409+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.raft_advertised_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.410+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.raft_listen_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.410+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: ha.host.coordination
2018-11-09 20:35:55.411+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.transaction_advertised_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.411+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.discovery_advertised_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.413+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: ha.host.data
2018-11-09 20:35:55.413+0000 WARN  Unknown config option: causal_clustering.transaction_listen_address
2018-11-09 20:35:55.523+0000 INFO  ======== Neo4j 3.4.9 ========
library initialization failed - unable to allocate file descriptor table - out of memory

[cuevasclemente]

I'm also having this same error, hoping there's a solution? I'm on docker 18.09.3, on Arch Linux, I have 14 gigs of Ram open and 138G of disk space free

[pascalwhoop]

I'm also having this same error, hoping there's a solution? I'm on docker 18.09.3, on Arch Linux, I have 14 gigs of Ram open and 138G of disk space free

Running into this as well but it's not a neo4j issue but a java in docker issue as running

$ docker run -it --rm tomcat:8.0
also crashes

[pascalwhoop]

I'm also having this same error, hoping there's a solution? I'm on docker 18.09.3, on Arch Linux, I have 14 gigs of Ram open and 138G of disk space free

Just referencing you again because I found a fix for me that you may try. I wrote it as an answere here