Openziti GUI console service fluctuates (activating/active)

kashif · August 7, 2023, 1:42pm

Hi,
I followed the document (Ziti Admin Console | OpenZiti) but the service is stuck at activating then becomes active and then goes back. Here’s the output

root@ub22:~/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console# systemctl status ziti-console --lines=0 --no-pager
● ziti-console.service - Ziti-Console
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/ziti-console.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2023-08-07 13:39:02 UTC; 343ms ago
    Process: 1554 ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 1554 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 101ms
root@ub22:~/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console# systemctl status ziti-console --lines=0 --no-pager
● ziti-console.service - Ziti-Console
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/ziti-console.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2023-08-07 13:43:25 UTC; 4ms ago
   Main PID: 3158 (node)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 3999)
     Memory: 1.1M
        CPU: 223us
     CGroup: /system.slice/ziti-console.service
             └─3158 /usr/bin/node /root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js

Thank you

TheLumberjack · August 7, 2023, 1:58pm

You need to tail the log using journalctl -fu ziti-console. There will be some error in there that will help explain what is happening. Run the journal -fu ziti-console command until you see a “full and complete” cycle. It should happen pretty quickly and paste the error you see.

It’s often because your version of node is old. I would recommend you make sure you’re using “node LTS”

kashif · August 8, 2023, 7:10am

Hi,
Thank you for your reply. Here’s the output.

System: Ubuntu 22.04
NodeJS: Node.js v12.22.9

Note: I’m installing nodejs 16 LTS. Will come back to give feedback.

root@ub22:/home/sk# journalctl -fu ziti-console
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]: file:///root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js:39
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]:         ziti = await loadModule('@openziti/ziti-sdk-nodejs')
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]:                ^^^^^
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]: SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]:     at Loader.moduleStrategy (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:133:18)
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 node[4349]:     at async link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:42:21)
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 07:08:40 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 25.
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]: file:///root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js:39
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]:         ziti = await loadModule('@openziti/ziti-sdk-nodejs')
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]:                ^^^^^
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]: SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]:     at Loader.moduleStrategy (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:133:18)
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 node[4361]:     at async link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:42:21)
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 07:08:43 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 26.
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]: file:///root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js:39
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]:         ziti = await loadModule('@openziti/ziti-sdk-nodejs')
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]:                ^^^^^
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]: SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]:     at Loader.moduleStrategy (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:133:18)
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 node[4372]:     at async link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:42:21)
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 07:08:45 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 08 07:08:47 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 27.
Aug 08 07:08:47 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]: file:///root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js:39
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]:         ziti = await loadModule('@openziti/ziti-sdk-nodejs')
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]:                ^^^^^
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]: SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]:     at Loader.moduleStrategy (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:133:18)
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 node[4383]:     at async link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:42:21)
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 07:08:48 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 28.
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 node[4394]: file:///root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js:39
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 node[4394]:         ziti = await loadModule('@openziti/ziti-sdk-nodejs')
Aug 08 07:08:50 ub22 node[4394]:                ^^^^^

kashif · August 8, 2023, 8:30am

Update: Installed NodeJS LTS version “v16.20.1”

Now the error has changed.

Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 22.
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]: node:internal/errors:478
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err);
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     ^
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'express' imported from /root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:387:5)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:852:9)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:901:20)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1115:11)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:163:28)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at ESMLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:841:30)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at ESMLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:424:18)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:76:40)
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:     at link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:75:36) {
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]:   code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 node[4008]: }
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 08:28:20 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 23.
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 systemd[1]: Stopped Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 systemd[1]: Started Ziti-Console.
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]: node:internal/errors:478
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err);
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     ^
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'express' imported from /root/.ziti/quickstart/ub22/ziti-console/server.js
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:387:5)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:852:9)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:901:20)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1115:11)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:163:28)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at ESMLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:841:30)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at ESMLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:424:18)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:76:40)
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:     at link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:75:36) {
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]:   code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 node[4019]: }
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 08 08:28:22 ub22 systemd[1]: ziti-console.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

jeremy.tellier · August 8, 2023, 8:35am

Looks like “npm install” never ran, run that on the roof directory of zac it is missing requirements.

kashif · August 8, 2023, 9:16am

Hi,
Thank you very much for pointing it out. I missed it and now I am able to login.

One question below configuration is correct?

Edge Controller Name: openziti OR everything-local
Url: https://localhost:1280 OR https://IP:1280

So much thanks, excited to explore more about openziti

TheLumberjack · August 8, 2023, 9:26am

The url is relative to the location of ZAC. If it’s colocated with the controller you can use either of these.

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