How to properly set up netdata registry with docker

[nikobearrr]

Question summary

I am trying to create a registry where I can browse through my netdata nodes through the menu on the left.
I have tried to follow up the guide here: https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/registry and I have created a small example of what I am trying to run. I am using docker compose with a primary and secondary (primary is the one holding hte registry).

This is my compose file:

version: '3'
services:
  netdata-primary:
    image: netdata/netdata
    hostname: netdata-primary
    ports:
      - 19999:19999
    cap_add:
      - SYS_PTRACE
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    volumes:
      - /proc:/host/proc:ro
      - /sys:/host/sys:ro
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
      - "/Users/ngh/projects/netdata-primary.conf:/etc/netdata/netdata.conf"
  
  netdata-secondary:
    image: netdata/netdata
    hostname: netdata-secondary
    ports:
      - 19998:19999
    cap_add:
      - SYS_PTRACE
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    volumes:
      - /proc:/host/proc:ro
      - /sys:/host/sys:ro
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
      - "/Users/ngh/projects/netdata-secondary.conf:/etc/netdata/netdata.conf"

netdata-primary.conf:

[registry]
enabled = yes
registry to announce = http://netdata-primary:19999

netdata-secondary.conf:

[registry]
enabled = no
registry to announce = http://netdata-primary:19999

In the logs I can see nothing regarding failed registry or so. Here are all the logs which have "registry":

netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:11: netdata ERROR : MAIN : Registry: cannot open registry file: '/var/lib/netdata/registry/registry.db' (errno 2, No such file or directory)
netdata-secondary_1  | 2020-07-05 16:22:12: netdata INFO  : MAIN : Host 'netdata-secondary' (at registry as 'netdata-secondary') with guid 'ae747810-bedb-11ea-a5d6-0242ac120002' initialized, os 'linux', timezone 'UTC', tags '', program_name 'netdata', program_version 'v1.23.1-33-ge5e24687', update every 1, memory mode dbengine, history entries 3996, streaming disabled (to '' with api key ''), health enabled, cache_dir '/var/cache/netdata', varlib_dir '/var/lib/netdata', health_log '/var/lib/netdata/health/health-log.db', alarms default handler '/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/alarm-notify.sh', alarms default recipient 'root'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:12: netdata INFO  : MAIN : Host 'netdata-primary' (at registry as 'netdata-primary') with guid 'ae742cc0-bedb-11ea-a91f-0242ac120003' initialized, os 'linux', timezone 'UTC', tags '', program_name 'netdata', program_version 'v1.23.1-33-ge5e24687', update every 1, memory mode dbengine, history entries 3996, streaming disabled (to '' with api key ''), health enabled, cache_dir '/var/cache/netdata', varlib_dir '/var/lib/netdata', health_log '/var/lib/netdata/health/health-log.db', alarms default handler '/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/alarm-notify.sh', alarms default recipient 'root'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:38: 6: 288 '[172.18.0.1]:42008' 'DATA' (sent/all = 188/253 bytes -26%, prep/sent/total = 0.07/3.21/3.28 ms) 200 '/api/v1/registry'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:38: 4: 275 '[172.18.0.1]:42002' 'FILECOPY' (sent/all = 44276/182792 bytes -76%, prep/sent/total = 0.59/38.82/39.41 ms) 200 '/dashboard_info.js'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:38: 5: 279 '[172.18.0.1]:42004' 'DATA' (sent/all = 18337/200429 bytes -91%, prep/sent/total = 29.52/9.26/38.77 ms) 200 '/api/v1/charts'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:38: 5: 279 '[172.18.0.1]:42004' 'DATA' (sent/all = 188/253 bytes -26%, prep/sent/total = 0.10/1.37/1.47 ms) 200 '/api/v1/registry'
netdata-primary_1    | 2020-07-05 16:22:38: 5: 279 '[172.18.0.1]:42004' 'DATA' (sent/all = 188/253 bytes -26%, prep/sent/total = 0.15/0.32/0.47 ms) 200 '/api/v1/registry'

This is how my primary looks and it's also how the secondary looks:

OS / Environment

Docker - latest netdata image
OS: macOS, but the same result on linux (Ubuntu)

Component Name

Expected results

I expect to be able to see a list of my nodes. But perhaps I am wrong?
From the registry docs page I expect I should be able to do that:

To solve this, Netdata utilizes a central registry. This registry, together with certain browser features, allow Netdata to provide unified cross-server dashboards. For example, when you jump from server to server using the node menu

[foamz]

I think you're missing a stream.conf file: https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/streaming

[nikobearrr]

Hi @foamz. I don't actually want to stream data from one instance to another. I just want to have the list of the nodes. Each of them sends data on it's own to the graphite backend. In the registry docs "stream" is not even mentioned (and I don't have a need for it): https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/registry
Thanks for the suggestion though

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[nikobearrr]

In order to see a list of my nodes on the left menu do I need to have streaming enabled?

[thiagoftsm]

Hi @nikobearrr ,

In order to see a list of my nodes on the left menu do I need to have streaming enabled?

Yes, you need to have streaming enabled to see them.

[nikobearrr]

Thank you for the info @thiagoftsm

[juanvasquezreyes]

Thank you for the info @thiagoftsm

Can you please share the latest version of your docker-compose and your configuration files?