Rate Limit on add_dockerfile()

[aftonsteps]

Trying to run golem::add_dockerfile() results in:

Error: HTTP error 401.
    Bad credentials.

    Rate limit remaining: 59/60
    Rate limit reset at: 2020-12-11 05:05:09 UTC

Searching around, I couldn't find anyone with the same issue. I hesitate to open an issue because this seems like a 'me' problem and not a 'golem' problem. I didn't realize the add_dockerfile() function required credentials, though, and I'm not sure where to find an entry point to provide them.

Any help is appreciated!

[ColinFay]

Hey,

So this is due to the fact that there is a rate limit when trying to install packages from GitHub without being logged (you can only make 60 requests by hour).

It's not purely {golem} related, but can indeed arise if you're rebuilding your Dockerfile too many time (as you will reach the GitHub API limit). That's the reason why install_github() has a auth_token parameter: https://remotes.r-lib.org/reference/install_github.html.

Two solutions here:

• Wait another hour for the rate limit to restart
• Add an oauth token to install_github inside your Dockerfile. You can create one automatically by calling usethis::browse_github_pat().

Hope this helps,

Colin

[ColinFay]

Ok so I might have misunderstood the issue, is your problem appearing just after add_dockerfile(), or is it when you build the container?

[aftonsteps]

It's just when running add_dockerfile(). When I run that function, the message i Please wait while we compute system requirements... appears, and then I get the rate limit error. 🙁 However, the issue is resolved by unsetting GITHUB_PAT (although I don't understand why).

[fmmattioni]

I guess I am familiar with the issue.. I guess the problem is that, even though you are not installing the dev version from github, remotes::install_version() or even remotes::install_local() trigger this error. I always used RUN echo "GITHUB_PAT=..." >> $HOME/.Renviron at the top of the Dockerfile since then. I have no idea what is the root of the problem, though.

[aftonsteps]

Oh hmmmm, I see. And this issue arises when you even try to create the Dockerfile (not build the Docker image), via something like golem::add_dockerfile()? I wasn't even able to create a Dockerfile, so adding a line to the top of the Dockerfile would not be possible for me. 😅

[fmmattioni]

Oh ok... yeah, I never had it while creating the file.. only when building the image