[bitnami/mongodb] Mongodb Chart arm64 Support

[chriskinsman]

Trying to install the mongodb chart and hitting issues with it not supporting arm64.

Tried --set image.repository=arm64v8/mongo --set image.tag=latest to point it at a arm64 image but then the pod crashes on startup.

[dani8art]

Hi @chriskinsman thanks for opening this issue,

I'm sorry to say, this chart only supports bitnami/mongodb image so maybe arm64v8/mongo is not compatible with our configuration logic nor with this chart.

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[carrodher]

Hi all, we just created this issue #7305 that is pinned in the Bitnami Helm Charts repository, on this way we can funnel all the conversation in a single place regarding ARM64 support.

We will close the rest of the existing issues just to avoid duplications, please visit the above-mentioned issue to see any new (when possible) about this topic.

[carrodher]

Hi all, we are more than happy to announce that from now on the Bitnami container catalog is available as multi-arch in Docker Hub 🎉 🎉

This means you don’t need to specify anything when pulling the container images from Docker Hub, Docker (or any other software) will automatically pull the container image matching the host platform from which the pull command was issued.

Here you can find more info about this announcement.

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As usual, please create a new GitHub issue if you would like to report any bug or problem or directly contribute by creating a PR. Here you can find the contributing guidelines.

[michaeldistler]

@carrodher this is great news! Unfortunately, I'm not seeing this multiarch support for mongodb. Any idea as to when can we expect to see it?

[javsalgar]

Hi,

I'm afraid that we are currently using the MongoDB builds from upstream, so right now if there's no support from upstream we cannot support it

[farcop]

Use https://github.com/ZCube/bitnami-compat as a workaround

[rsaltrelli]

Is this the upstream support you were looking for?

https://hub.docker.com/layers/library/mongo/6.0.8/images/sha256-b010140f00e4ad71e30b77139bbe94b9786e346bb2766141f50a728cc1b4f0d6?context=explore

[carrodher]

There are already other open issues for this same topic, see bitnami/containers#40947. In that thread, there are some workarounds.
For now, ARM is not officially supported upstream. The latest version of MongoDB does not yet support ARM: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community. ARM is only supported on Ubuntu and MacOS while our catalog is based on Debian.

[farcop]

@carrodher Hi!
Issue bitnami/containers#40947 is not relevant here.
Formally bitnami mongodb amd64 image can run on M1 (arm64) computers in Qemu emulation on Macos. But we need native support of linux/arm64 platform in bitnami mongodb images.

[NMikle]

@carrodher There is mongodb arm 64 support in the link you provided.
The EXPERIMENTAL_DOCKER_DESKTOP_FORCE_QEMU=1 trick while useful is still experimental and explicit. Moreover, as per this comment, since docker might drop qemu support, relying on it is unsafe.
It's been >3 years since Apple Silicone release. It's now part of lot's of people's work process and arm64 is a part of major cloud provider platforms.
Please, reopen this.
/reopen

[carrodher]

@carrodher There is mongodb arm 64 support in the link you provided.

There is ARM support for some distros, but unfortunately, not for Debian which is the one used in the Bitnami Application Catalog, see

[XBeg9]

Please reopen this ticket. As of April 2024 the bitnami/mongodb Docker image DOES NOT support arm64.

/reopen
@carrodher @javsalgar

[kalote]

As of June 2024, still not arm support for bitnami/mongodb

[abasu0713]

Guys can we get an arm build out please? I have tested the operator in Orange Pis and Raspberry Pis. Please refer to my operator configuration. I love bitnami charts and cheers to you guys for supporting the community. But this issue is reaching 4 years almost. The only container that wasn't ARM64 compatible was the mongodb-agent and from the looks of it the official providers at Quay have a stable build for the past 6 ish months. So this shouldn't be too hard to pull in no?.
Please let me know if there is any way I can help.
FYI: Those are ubuntu images - but they run on Debian just fine. Here's the OS info I tested it on:

alphaduriendur@hc-opi5b16-1:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Debian
Description:	Orange Pi 1.0.8 Bookworm
Release:	12
Codename:	bookworm
alphaduriendur@hc-opi5b16-1:~$ uname -r
6.1.43-rockchip-rk3588
alphaduriendur@hc-opi5b16-1:~$ uname -a
Linux hc-opi5b16-1.arkobasu.space 6.1.43-rockchip-rk3588 #1.0.8 SMP Thu Jun  6 06:38:04 CST 2024 aarch64 GNU/Linux
alphaduriendur@hc-opi5b16-1:~$ 

[abasu0713]

As of June 2024, still not arm support for bitnami/mongodb

@kalote There is support for it on the MongoDB community operator. Checkout the detailed blog

[farcop]

@abasu0713 How does this relate to this issue?

[ZeldOcarina]

Yeah I am running on this same issue too..

[ZeldOcarina]

@carrodher any updates? I will need to spin up costly x86 servers just for this?

[javsalgar]

For the case of MongoDB, we use the upstream binaries to build the images. In the case of Debian it is only offering x86

In our free, open source catalog, we are only offering Debian 12 images. In Tanzu Application Catalog (our commercial offering) we support other distros like RHEL or Ubuntu, in which MongoDB has support.

https://tanzu.vmware.com/application-catalog

[kalote]

Simple solution: use MongoDB Atlas free tier

[ZeldOcarina]

Simple solution: use MongoDB Atlas free tier

No it's not enough and they do not offer HIPAA compliance on the free tier..

[ZeldOcarina]

For the case of MongoDB, we use the upstream binaries to build the images. In the case of Debian it is only offering x86

In our free, open source catalog, we are only offering Debian 12 images. In Tanzu Application Catalog (our commercial offering) we support other distros like RHEL or Ubuntu, in which MongoDB has support.

https://tanzu.vmware.com/application-catalog

How much is this? It's not written in that link..

[javsalgar]

In https://tanzu.vmware.com/application-catalog you can see a "Contact Us" at the bottom. There you can find the requested information.

[PhantomRay]

Any updates?

[ZeldOcarina]

I've used the MongoDB Community official helm chart.. it was pretty straightforward on ARM.. I've reached for the professional version with Tanzu too but the price is astronomical.. I really don't understand how anyone would purchase it..

[xavidop]

hey everyone, I got it running with MongoDB 7 and the latest bitnami chart version:

Here you can find all the information: https://github.com/xavidop/mongodb-7-bitnami

[PhantomRay]

hey everyone, I got it running with MongoDB 7 and the latest bitnami chart version:

Here you can find all the information: https://github.com/xavidop/mongodb-7-bitnami

This should be merged to bitami's branch.

Great job!!!

[dlavrenuek]

In case someone is looking for mongodb 6.0, I have created a custom build process: https://github.com/dlavrenuek/bitnami-mongodb-arm. If there is enough interest, I will also create a build process for mongodb 8.0, just open an issue in the linked repo or add a thumb up here.

While I did start with a fresh bitnami/mongodb and mongodb 6.0 Dockerfile, part of the solution was highly influenced by @xavidop's work.

[dlavrenuek]

If anyone found this thread in a search of bitnami/mongodb 8 - I did manage to build a bitnami compatible image based on a custom minideb:trixie base image. The instructions and sources can be found in

• https://github.com/dlavrenuek/bitnami-mongodb-arm/tree/main/8.0

The images are also published to docker hub:

• https://hub.docker.com/r/dlavrenuek/bitnami-mongodb-arm