[GH-ISSUE #420] [BUG] Crash upon startup on Raspberry Pi with Docker #281

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:19 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:19 +03:00

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Originally created by @arunsathiya on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/420

Describe the bug

I am following the manual instructions on my Raspberry Pi with Docker. Upon running the docker run command, the container stops. In checking the logs, I see this fatal Python error:

Fatal Python error: pyinit_main: can't initialize time
Python runtime state: core initialized
PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted

Current thread 0xb6f27010 (most recent call first):
<no Python frame>

To Reproduce

Setup a Raspberry Pi on your local network.
Follow the manual process here which involves Docker: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#g-manual-docker
In my case, I ran the Docker Hub commands:

docker pull benbusby/whoogle-search
docker run --publish 5000:5000 --detach --name whoogle-search benbusby/whoogle-search:latest

Once all of this is done, the container would be stopped and we can see that using docker ps -a:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                            COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS                     PORTS     NAMES
769211c65389   benbusby/whoogle-search:latest   "/bin/sh -c 'misc/to…"   4 minutes ago   Exited (1) 4 minutes ago             whoogle-search

Python fatal error seen when checking logs:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ docker logs whoogle-search
Fatal Python error: pyinit_main: can't initialize time
Python runtime state: core initialized
PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted

Current thread 0xb6f27010 (most recent call first):
<no Python frame>

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup]

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [version number]
Not sure

Originally created by @arunsathiya on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/420 **Describe the bug** I am following the manual instructions on my Raspberry Pi with Docker. Upon running the `docker run` command, the container stops. In checking the logs, I see this fatal Python error: ``` Fatal Python error: pyinit_main: can't initialize time Python runtime state: core initialized PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted Current thread 0xb6f27010 (most recent call first): <no Python frame> ``` **To Reproduce** - Setup a Raspberry Pi on your local network. - Follow the manual process here which involves Docker: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#g-manual-docker - In my case, I ran the Docker Hub commands: ``` docker pull benbusby/whoogle-search docker run --publish 5000:5000 --detach --name whoogle-search benbusby/whoogle-search:latest ``` Once all of this is done, the container would be stopped and we can see that using `docker ps -a`: ``` pi@raspberrypi:~ $ docker ps -a CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 769211c65389 benbusby/whoogle-search:latest "/bin/sh -c 'misc/to…" 4 minutes ago Exited (1) 4 minutes ago whoogle-search ``` Python fatal error seen when checking logs: ``` pi@raspberrypi:~ $ docker logs whoogle-search Fatal Python error: pyinit_main: can't initialize time Python runtime state: core initialized PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted Current thread 0xb6f27010 (most recent call first): <no Python frame> ``` **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [x] Docker - [ ] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [ ] Other: [describe setup] **Version of Whoogle Search** - [x] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [ ] Version [version number] - [ ] Not sure

kerem

2026-02-25 20:35:19 +03:00

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@arunsathiya commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021):

Seems to be an issue with my Raspberry Pi image. Updated a dependency using the instructions here:

https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-papermerge/issues/4#issuecomment-735236388

That helped. Whoogle works okay now, closing.

@arunsathiya commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021): Seems to be an issue with my Raspberry Pi image. Updated a dependency using the instructions here: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-papermerge/issues/4#issuecomment-735236388 That helped. Whoogle works okay now, closing.