[BUG] - Unable to build environment using Conda-Store standalone

[aditipate]

Describe the bug

Hi, I am a new user of Conda-Store and was experiencing issues using the conda-store standalone, specifically when attempting to build a simple environment using the UI. I followed the documentation instructions/tutorial as listed here: https://conda.store/conda-store/introduction.

My Steps:

1. First I Installed conda-store and conda-store-server pip install conda-store conda-store-server
2. Next I started a standalone local instance conda-store-server --standalone
3. I used the UI by accessing it at localhost:8080

I then followed the instructions in the UI tutoritals: https://conda.store/conda-store-ui/tutorials/

1. I clicked on login and created a user with password password
2. I then attempted to create a simple, new environment in the "default" namespace using the instructions from the tutorial but this did not work. Here's where I ran into some issues. The environment does not seem to build and there is no error message besides a a red rectangle indicating an error or the environment wasn't built (can't hover over it). I am also unable to access the user page when I click on user.

Any help would be appreciated. I have also provided screenshots. The Docker installation is also not working for me.

Screenshots:

Expected behavior

• I expect the environment build to show its status, as shown in the standalone/UI tutorial.

How to Reproduce the problem?

I have provided the steps I took in the bug issue description. Here are the steps listed again:

I followed the documentation instructions/tutorial as listed here: https://conda.store/conda-store/introduction.

My Steps:

1. First I Installed conda-store and conda-store-server pip install conda-store conda-store-server
2. Next I started a standalone local instance conda-store-server --standalone
3. I used the UI by accessing it at localhost:8080

I then followed the instructions in the UI tutoritals: https://conda.store/conda-store-ui/tutorials/

1. I clicked on login and created a user with password password
2. I then attempted to create a simple, new environment in the "default" namespace using the instructions from the tutorial but this did not work.

Here's the YAML file I used:

name: python-data-science-env
channels:
  - conda-forge
  - bioconda
  - defaults
dependencies:
  - python=3.9
  - ipywidgets=7.7.0
  - pandas=1.5.3
  - numpy=1.24.2
  - biopython=1.78
  - scikit-learn=1.2.2

[trallard]

Thanks for flagging this up and providing all the reproduction steps @aditipate

I will have a look at this issue and report back with any findings. Just so that I have all the information - what version of conda-store and conda-store-ui are you using?

[pavithraes]

@aditipate Thanks for opening a thorough issue with all the steps you took. :)

Using conda_store_server = 2023.10.1 (which is the current latest version), running in standalone mode in macOS, I'm able to build an environment using your YAML spec:

Just so that I have all the information - what version of conda-store and conda-store-ui are you using?

Additionally, could you please share which operating system (linux/windows/macos) you're on and if you have conda setup on your computer?

Also, note that standalone is in early development and the next release (which will happen quite soon) should have better support for this. :)

[pavithraes]

@aditipate Hi! We now have a new version of conda-store-server: 2024.1.1. Please let us know if the issue still persists, and if it does, the additional information will be very helpful for diagnosing. :)

[pavithraes]

I'll go ahead and close this as unreproducible, please feel free to re-open if needed!