Docker install

[DPBiff]

I have tried to install Tracks several ways. I've managed to install it on my own linux box exactly one time. Ruby is very difficult. I have it running in a Turnkey appliance and it's great, but... I want to be able to access it from the cloud & can't becuse .. ISP. So I have a VPS i want to install it on. I'm following the instructions and can't get past the first step. This is what I get:
=> ERROR [27/28] COPY .git /app/.git 0.0s

[27/28] COPY .git /app/.git:

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Dockerfile:39

37 | COPY db /app/db/
38 |
39 | >>> COPY .git /app/.git
40 |
41 | RUN RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile

ERROR: failed to solve: failed to compute cache key: failed to calculate checksum of ref 75e4bac4-034c-4eb8-b7f2-22a96b33957d::810xvjt2hbr92ueqapobps4f4: "/.git": not found

VPS is runing Alma Linux 8, Docker is installed correctly... ?? Help?

[ZeiP]

There is indeed a bug in the Dockerfile, it expects to be wrunning in a Git repository and not a version archive. The easiest way to fix this is to remove the COPY .git /app/.git line from Dockerfile. Another option is to use a Git clone instead of a version archive by cloning the Git repository first with git clone https://github.com/TracksApp/tracks.git. I opened an issue #3028 for fixing this properly.

[DPBiff]

Yes I'm following them. I'm trying 2 different approaches: Trying to get docker to work on my VSP & doing a manual install on a new VM

[ZeiP]

If you have followed the instructions, there should be a postgres or mariadb container present, which doesn't seem to be the case. You can check that via docker ps.

[DPBiff]

Ok here's the result of 'docker ps'
──╼ >docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
b8d8ed808a60 tracksapp/tracks "/app/docker-entrypo…" 40 hours ago Up 40 hours 3000/tcp romantic_williamson

[ZeiP]

Yes, so you don't have any database containers running. Check the installation instructions to verify you've actually launched them properly. Self-running Tracks does require knowledge of Docker etc. and I don't have the resources to give give individual Docker support.

[DPBiff]

Well I ditched docker as it doesn't seem to be any less difficult than a manual installation. After going through the posted installation instructions, correcting the errors, and figuring out how to install things that don't work, I have Tracks running on a VM (Alma Linux) however, the first instance of it returns an 500 error. I'm hoping you can take a peek at the lot (attached) and tell me how to proceed.
production.log