[GH-ISSUE #1309] Docker Volume mount to store Data externally #428

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opened 2026-03-16 15:16:42 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-16 15:16:42 +03:00

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Originally created by @markusressel on GitHub (Oct 30, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/1309

Hi there,
I really like the project and would like to run it using Docker.
However, I always use volume mounts to store application externally (not inside the docker volume stuff), but there is no example of how to do that anywhere. I have found this PR that claims to add a volume definition, but in fact doesn't.

Where does hoppscotch store its data?
Is it a file, a directory, or is it even possible to use an externally hosted database like postgres for that?

Thx!

EDIT:
I just found https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/1068 with seems to ask for a similar thing.
Just to clarify why I am asking:
I am accessing hoppscotch from multiple devices, and update the docker container automatically, which is deployed inside of a small kubernetes cluster. The last time I updated the container all data I had set up previously was lost, which was a real inconvenience, so I am looking for a way to preserver application data.

Originally created by @markusressel on GitHub (Oct 30, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/1309 Hi there, I really like the project and would like to run it using Docker. However, I always use volume mounts to store application externally (not inside the docker volume stuff), but there is no example of how to do that anywhere. I have found [this PR](https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/pull/340) that claims to add a volume definition, but in fact doesn't. Where does hoppscotch store its data? Is it a file, a directory, or is it even possible to use an externally hosted database like postgres for that? Thx! **EDIT**: I just found https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/1068 with seems to ask for a similar thing. Just to clarify why I am asking: I am accessing hoppscotch from multiple devices, and update the docker container automatically, which is deployed inside of a small kubernetes cluster. The last time I updated the container all data I had set up previously was lost, which was a real inconvenience, so I am looking for a way to preserver application data.

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-16 15:16:47 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-16 15:16:55 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2020):

As of now, data sync is only available if you've been signed in with Google / GitHub. This is because at the time of writing sync feature, I went with Firebase Firestore DB — since I was using Firebase Auth. But now we're working on decoupling Firebase from the app and support multiple ways to enable users to load and sync collections from a file irrespective of its location (Git repo, Google Drive, Local file, external file / DB etc). Which will ultimately solve this issue. You can find it's active discussion over #870 .

And for this specific issue with Docker, well if you sign in with Google / GitHub, your collections will be synced to Firestore and can be accessed from any instances. And when signed out, it stays inside docker images ~browsers localstorage not being accessible to other instances.

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2020): As of now, data sync is only available if you've been signed in with Google / GitHub. This is because at the time of writing sync feature, I went with Firebase Firestore DB — since I was using Firebase Auth. But now we're working on decoupling Firebase from the app and support multiple ways to enable users to load and sync collections from a file irrespective of its location (Git repo, Google Drive, Local file, external file / DB etc). Which will ultimately solve this issue. You can find it's active discussion over #870 . And for this specific issue with Docker, well if you sign in with Google / GitHub, your collections will be synced to Firestore and can be accessed from any instances. And when signed out, it stays inside docker images ~browsers localstorage not being accessible to other instances.

kerem commented

2026-03-16 15:17:00 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2020):

I guess this issues can be addressed further in #870, hence closing.

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2020): I guess this issues can be addressed further in #870, hence closing.

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2026-03-17 00:18:24 +03:00

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