container still doesn't start

[pattisonmichael]

Freshly pulled container 0.11.5 still doesn't start with below error:
2026-03-10T07:56:49.800505415Z /usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short

[tjbck]

Could you try pulling the latest image and test if the issue persists? we're unable to reproduce.

[silenceroom]

Freshly pulled container 0.11.5 still doesn't start with below error: 2026-03-10T07:56:49.800505415Z /usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short

reproduce steps? seems fine from my side.

[pattisonmichael]

I'm not sure if I do anything specific other than docker compose pull & up.
I just tried it with the v0.11.6 again and get the same error.
Below is my docker-compose but i don't really do anything special...
`# --------------------------------------------------------------

openwebui/docker-compose-openwebui.yml

--------------------------------------------------------------

version: "3.9"

services:
openwebui:
image: ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main-slim # ← e.g. ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:latest
#image: ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:v0.7.1-slim # ← e.g. ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:latest
container_name: openwebui
restart: unless-stopped
expose:
- "8080" # internal port the app listens on
environment:
ENABLE_RAG_WEB_SEARCH: True
RAG_WEB_SEARCH_ENGINE: "searxng"
RAG_WEB_SEARCH_RESULT_COUNT: 3
RAG_WEB_SEARCH_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS: 10
SEARXNG_QUERY_URL: "http://searxng:8080/search?q="
WEBUI_SECRET_KEY: FFRubWTayp5UMALaxxxxxxxxxx
ENABLE_OAUTH_SIGNUP: true
OAUTH_MERGE_ACCOUNTS_BY_EMAIL: true
OAUTH_PROVIDER_NAME: Authentik
OPENID_PROVIDER_URL: "https://auth.xxxxxx.com/application/o/openwebui/.well-known/openid-configuration"
OAUTH_CLIENT_ID: A2BBOhxCJU4vy2Agjbzxxxxxxx
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET: a4VHOG60TX6QCeA3MgdwUl5Dq7QOD1ScBuEz3ewxxxxxxxxxx
OAUTH_SCOPES: "openid email profile"
OPENID_REDIRECT_URI: "https://openwebui.xxxxxxx.com/oauth/oidc/callback"
ENABLE_LOGIN_FORM: false
WHISPER_ENABLED: true
# Point OpenWebUI to the service name whisper and the full OpenAI‑compatible path
WHISPER_API_URL: "http://whisper:9000/inference"
WHISPER_TIMEOUT: 120
volumes:
- open-webui:/app/backend/data # adjust if you need persistence
networks:
- proxy-network
extra_hosts:
- "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"

open-terminal:
image: ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
container_name: open-terminal
ports:
- "8003:8000"
volumes:
- open-terminal:/home/user
environment:
- OPEN_TERMINAL_API_KEY="pWUdsExxxxxxx"
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 2G
cpus: "2.0"

networks:
proxy-network:
external: true

volumes:
cache-data:
driver: local
open-webui: # Declare the named volume
# Optional configuration
driver: local
open-terminal:`

[silenceroom]

try docker pull and docker run instead of docker compose?

edit --
instead of put two services together, try seperate the open-terminal into a seperate container?

[pattisonmichael]

exactly the same...

root@aiserver:/data# docker rm -f open-terminal
root@aiserver:/data# docker pull ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
Using default tag: latest
latest: Pulling from open-webui/open-terminal
Digest: sha256:36e0bdaf2aa475f718a26fd4f0897be283a3fc565bf24ffb8c1f736074ad9d78
Status: Image is up to date for ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
root@aiserver:/data# docker run -d --name open-terminal --restart unless-stopped -p 8003:8000 -v open-terminal:/home/user -e OPEN_TERMINAL_API_KEY=your-secret-key ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
34b63b4e8d7b21ae250d92e9436ac4f2c23eedc4baf39ad4d56fd88b38b0f64c

Getting the same error message as above.
The only thing i changed was the host port but that shouldn't affect anything.

[silenceroom]

still can not reproduce, full log from container?

[pattisonmichael]

There is nothing else. I really don't understand why it is not starting.

root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker pull ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
Using default tag: latest
latest: Pulling from open-webui/open-terminal
4f4fb700ef54: Pull complete 
25bc2869b015: Pull complete 
8f6849050a20: Pull complete 
349b2aab7805: Pull complete 
bcc5bf42f63e: Pull complete 
fa7e709d2050: Pull complete 
af6d8b22b273: Pull complete 
7000897017cd: Pull complete 
5946d96a5b5b: Pull complete 
511f58db4b47: Download complete 
Digest: sha256:2684ac1e1f3bfae4f6cc77482872c9152200540299fb7842de7e6e897412c1d0
Status: Downloaded newer image for ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker run -d --name open-terminal --restart unless-stopped -p 8003:8000 -v open-terminal:/home/user -e OPEN_TERMINAL_API_KEY=your-secret-key ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker logs open-terminal
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short

[pattisonmichael]

It is really strange... on another machine it works fine but if I check to file it complains on that machine in the container it is 0 bytes. I don't understand how it is possible...

[silenceroom]

It is really strange... on another machine it works fine but if I check to file it complains on that machine in the container it is 0 bytes. I don't understand how it is possible...

sounds like a local environment issue, still can't reproduce here...

[pattisonmichael]

There is nothing else. I really don't understand why it is not starting.

root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker pull ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
Using default tag: latest
latest: Pulling from open-webui/open-terminal
4f4fb700ef54: Pull complete 
25bc2869b015: Pull complete 
8f6849050a20: Pull complete 
349b2aab7805: Pull complete 
bcc5bf42f63e: Pull complete 
fa7e709d2050: Pull complete 
af6d8b22b273: Pull complete 
7000897017cd: Pull complete 
5946d96a5b5b: Pull complete 
511f58db4b47: Download complete 
Digest: sha256:2684ac1e1f3bfae4f6cc77482872c9152200540299fb7842de7e6e897412c1d0
Status: Downloaded newer image for ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal:latest
root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker run -d --name open-terminal --restart unless-stopped -p 8003:8000 -v open-terminal:/home/user -e OPEN_TERMINAL_API_KEY=your-secret-key ghcr.io/open-webui/open-terminal
root@aiserver:/home/michael# docker logs open-terminal
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short
/usr/local/bin/python3.12: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/local/lib/libpython3.12.so.1.0: file too short