Can't connect to ROS running on Ubuntu 16.04 (WSL)

farlop commented 6 years ago

Hi! I'm new to Realm and I am trying to run a first server using the Getting Started tutorial. I've a Windows 10 Pro machine, so I've installed ROS in the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) running Ubuntu 16.04. Installation process went perfectly and server launches when I run 'npm start'. Sadly, in Realm Studio I'm not able to connect to the server, it hangs on the main screen with three dots animation. On server I can see no messages or errors.

Goals

Run Realm for first time!

Expected Results

Be able to connect to the realm using Realm Studio

Actual Results

Screen hangs on 'Connecting to http://localhost:9080/ in grey with animation of three dots

Steps to Reproduce

Install Ubuntu though Microsoft Store
Install ROS as stated in docs
Create an app using 'ros init TestServer' and run it with 'npm start'
Install Realm Studio
Launch Realm Studio and try to connect

Version of Realm and Tooling

Realm Object Server Version: 2.6.2
Flavor:
- [X] Developer
- [ ] Professional
- [ ] Enterprise
Server OS & Version: Ubuntu 16.04 running in Windows Subsystem for Linux
Client SDK Version: ?
Client OS & Version: ?

Logs

systemctl status realm-object-server.service


    No such file or directory

sudo journalctl -u realm-object-server.service


    No journal files were found

cat /var/log/realm-object-server.log


    No such file or directory

nirinchev commented 6 years ago

Do you have a firewall that could be blocking connections?

farlop commented 6 years ago

Hi!

I tried telnet localhost 9080 and connects
i switched off my AV firewall (and checked that Windows firewall is off as well) and no Realm Studio still does not connect.

bigfish24 commented 6 years ago

Should note we have never tested ROS in Windows Subsystem for Linux so it might not be working due to that.

farlop commented 6 years ago

I understand perfectly. Is there something I could do to help testing this scenario?

bmunkholm commented 6 years ago

@farlop We are right now very focused on alleviating those getting started issues by providing a cloud service - that should help you get started in a minute :-) You can signup here: https://cloud.realm.io/

raudabaugh commented 6 years ago

Is WSL support in the pipeline? Would love to see it as we're doing some of our development on Windows, and would like an environment that's fully local in those cases.

nirinchev commented 6 years ago

Does docker not work for that case?

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