The Library Location you have picked is not writeable

[okkhalid]

To be completed by the original poster:

CMS Version

Version 4.1.1

Installation Method

Docker

Operating System

ubuntu 24

Issue

not sure what is the path for the libaray. what to set under library location under the settings?

I tried to following some old topics nothing is working, I created folders, in differnt locations, like:
/var/www/mytv/
and
/opt/mytv/

then changed the folders to 755
still says not writeable

Please help.

Provide screenshots where possible!

[Schweminska]

The path for the library location is defined in your config.env and the default location is /opt/xibo

Edit: The Library storage can be found in /shared/cms/library

Can you post the output as described here?

Configuration Problem: Library not writable

I dont use the Docker version but can you open a bash shell in your Docker container using the command docker exec -it <container_name> /bin/bash and post the output of the following command? ls -l /opt/xibo Also, could you check if the web server user (like www-data, apache, or a dedicated user) has ownership of the library directory? This is crucial for Xibo to function correctly. If the ownership isn’t set correctly, you can change it with this command (adjust the path if necessary): ch…

Also read this:

Configuration Problem: Library not writable

Although I don’t use the Docker version myself, there shouldn’t be a need for significant changes since it’s pre-configured. However, if the deployment process was faulty, you might want to start fresh. If this is a clean install, consider removing your Xibo setup with docker-compose down Then redeploy following the Docker Manual? If you’d rather not re-deploy, you can try the following steps: Navigate to the Directory with cd /opt/xibo If it doesn’t exist, create it with mkdir /opt/xibo Ma…

[okkhalid]

Hi I check the config.env there is no location set there.
also under /shared/cms/library there are only 2 folders there.
temp
certs

if I set the path to:
/shared/cms/library
or
/opt/xibo/shared/cms/library/

I got:
The Library Location you have picked is not writeable

Do I need to apply:

chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/xibo/shared/cms/library/
and
chmod -R 777 /opt/xibo/shared/cms/library/

[okkhalid]

@Schweminska

/shared/cms/library

Hello, anyone can help, ad direct me here. nothig is getting working

[okkhalid]

Got it, the solution is:

to set it as: ./shared/cms/library/

must have . before /

Thank you