Why docker not syncing files inside container on Windows 10? - php

Question

I have issue after last docker update (seems so) on Windows 10 (local development). When I changed files in PhpStorm (and in another editors - Sublime, Notepad+), after a while, files inside container didn't receive changes.
Steps that can help for a while:
If I completely shut down all containers and after that arise them again. docker-compose down && docker-compoes up
If I get into php-fpm container and for file that not changed ran touch file.php (this file will be immidiatly changed).
What I tried and it didn't help:
I restarted php-fpm and nginx containers docker-compose restart php-fpm nginx (Yes it's strange, because down|up for all container helped)
I changed inside PhpStorm setting Use Safe write(save changes for temporary file first)
Also I checked inode for file inside container. With ls -lai file.php. Before changes worked and after they broked I had the same inode number. There is no determined number of changes I must to do to break syncing, it's random, sometime 2 changes enough.
I have:
Docker version 19.03.5, build 633a0ea
docker-compose version 1.25.2, build 698e2846
docker-compose.yml
version: '3'
services:
nginx:
container_name: pr_kpi-nginx
build:
context: ./
dockerfile: docker/nginx.docker
volumes:
- ./:/var/www/kpi
- ./docker/nginx/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
- ./docker/nginx/fastcgi.conf:/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf
ports:
- "8081:80"
links:
- php-fpm
networks:
- internal
php-fpm:
container_name: pr_kpi-php-fpm
build:
context: ./
dockerfile: docker/php-fpm.docker
volumes:
- ./:/var/www/kpi
links:
- kpi-mysql
environment:
# 192.168.221.1 -> host.docker.internal for Mac and Windows
XDEBUG_CONFIG: "remote_host=host.docker.internal remote_enable=1"
PHP_IDE_CONFIG: "serverName=Docker"
networks:
- internal
mailhog:
container_name: pr_kpi-mailhog
image: mailhog/mailhog
restart: always
ports:
# smtp
- "1025:1025"
# http
- "8025:8025"
networks:
- internal
kpi-mysql:
container_name: pr_kpi-kpi-mysql
image: mysql:5.7
command: mysqld --sql_mode="STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION"
volumes:
- ./docker/storage/kpi-mysql:/var/lib/mysql
environment:
# We must change prod secrets, this is not good approach
- "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=pass"
- "MYSQL_USER=user"
- "MYSQL_PASSWORD=user_pass"
- "MYSQL_DATABASE=kpi_db"
ports:
- "33061:3306"
networks:
- internal
kpi-npm:
container_name: pr_kpi-npm
build:
context: ./
dockerfile: docker/npm.docker
volumes:
- ./:/var/www/kpi
- /var/www/kpi/admin/node_modules
ports:
- "4200:4200"
networks:
- internal
tty: true
# For xdebug
networks:
internal:
driver: bridge
ipam:
driver: default
config:
- subnet: 192.168.221.0/28
P.S. There is opened issue:
https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/5530
P.P.S. We need to update Docker from 2.2.0.0 to 2.2.0.3, Seems it's fixed

Answer 1

I have a separate container for syncing my folder:
app:
image: httpd:2.4.38
volumes:
- ./:/var/www/html
command: "echo true"
I just use the basic apache image, you could use anything really though. Then in my actual containers, I use the following volumes_from key:
awesome.scot:
build: ./build/httpd
links:
- php
ports:
- 80:80
- 443:443
volumes_from:
- app
php:
build: ./build/php
ports:
- 9000
- 9001
volumes_from:
- app
links:
- mariadb
- mail
environment:
APPLICATION_ENV: 'development'
I've never had an issue using this set up, files always sync fast, and I have tested both on Mac OSX and MS Windows.
If you're interested, here is my full LAMP stack on Github https://github.com/delboy1978uk/lamp

Answer 2

I have the same issue on Windows10 since 31st Jan.
I have commented a line in PhpStorm and checked it in the container using vim.
The changes were not there.
If I run docker-compose down and up, the changes go in the container.
Docker version 19.03.5, build 633a0ea
docker-compose version 1.25.4, build 8d51620a
Nothing changed in my docker-compose.yml since 2018.