kiwi-tcms: kiwi_db restarting loop - kiwi-tcms

Question

I am trying to install kiwi-tcms and when I get to step:
docker exec -it kiwi_web /Kiwi/manage.py initial_setup
D:\path\to\kiwi-tcms>docker exec -it kiwi_web /Kiwi/manage.py initial_setup
Applying migrations:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 219, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 200, in connect
self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 234, in get_new_connection
connection = Database.connect(**conn_params)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/MySQLdb/init.py", line 130, in Connect
return Connection(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/MySQLdb/connections.py", line 185, in init
super().init(*args, **kwargs2)
MySQLdb._exceptions.OperationalError: (2005, "Unknown MySQL server host 'db' (-2)")
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Kiwi/manage.py", line 12, in
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 419, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 413, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 354, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 398, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/tcms/core/management/commands/initial_setup.py", line 11, in handle
call_command("migrate", "--verbosity=%i" % kwargs["verbosity"])
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 181, in call_command
return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 398, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 89, in wrapped
res = handle_func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py", line 92, in handle
executor = MigrationExecutor(connection, self.migration_progress_callback)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/migrations/executor.py", line 18, in init
self.loader = MigrationLoader(self.connection)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/migrations/loader.py", line 53, in init
self.build_graph()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/migrations/loader.py", line 220, in build_graph
self.applied_migrations = recorder.applied_migrations()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/migrations/recorder.py", line 77, in applied_migrations
if self.has_table():
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/migrations/recorder.py", line 55, in has_table
with self.connection.cursor() as cursor:
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 259, in cursor
return self._cursor()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 235, in _cursor
self.ensure_connection()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 219, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 90, in exit
raise dj_exc_value.with_traceback(traceback) from exc_value
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 219, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 200, in connect
self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 234, in get_new_connection
connection = Database.connect(**conn_params)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/MySQLdb/init.py", line 130, in Connect
return Connection(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/MySQLdb/connections.py", line 185, in init
super().init(*args, **kwargs2)
django.db.utils.OperationalError: (2005, "Unknown MySQL server host 'db' (-2)")
I'm working windows 10. I also have the kiwi_db that is constantly restarted in docker

Answer 1

Unknown MySQL server host 'db' (-2)"
The error message itself is clear enough. Your DB server doesn't seem to be up and running.
I'm working windows 10. I also have the kiwi_db that is constantly restarted in docker
Kiwi TCMS and MySQL/MariaDB are Linux based containers so maybe your Windows host is not capable of running Linux containers in the first place. Refer to Docker's documentation/support on that matter.
This may be of help but fair warning that it's been written by a 3rd party not affiliated with the Kiwi TCMS team:
https://medium.com/#siriwardhane.yuwin/running-kiwi-tcms-as-a-docker-container-in-windows-10-home-82d74b107202