# Problems with setting up in Docker with NPM

**URL:** <https://community.vikunja.io/t/problems-with-setting-up-in-docker-with-npm/2323>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 April 2024 19:29 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/problems-with-setting-up-in-docker-with-npm/2323 "2024-04-28T19:29:14Z")\
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Huh I’ve never seen this exact error with docker. Not sure how to fix it. You could of course switch to postgres or sqlite but that’s more of a workaround.

The `files` directory stay empty until you upload files (either project backgrounds or task attachments).

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