coollabsio/coolify · error · Exception

MongoDB credentials not found. Ensure MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USER

Error message

MongoDB credentials not found. Ensure MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME and MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD environment variables are available in the container.

What it means

Error "MongoDB credentials not found. Ensure MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME and MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD environment variables are available in the container." thrown in coollabsio/coolify.

Source

Thrown at app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php:544

            ]);
        }
    }

    private function backup_standalone_mongodb(string $databaseWithCollections): void
    {
        try {
            $url = $this->database->internal_db_url;
            if (blank($url)) {
                // For service-based MongoDB, try to build URL from environment variables
                if (filled($this->mongo_root_username) && filled($this->mongo_root_password)) {
                    // Use container name instead of server IP for service-based MongoDB
                    // URL-encode credentials to prevent URI injection
                    $encodedUser = rawurlencode($this->mongo_root_username);
                    $encodedPass = rawurlencode($this->mongo_root_password);
                    $url = "mongodb://{$encodedUser}:{$encodedPass}@{$this->container_name}:27017";
                } else {
                    // If no environment variables are available, throw an exception
                    throw new \Exception('MongoDB credentials not found. Ensure MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME and MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD environment variables are available in the container.');
                }
            }
            Log::info('MongoDB backup URL configured', ['has_url' => filled($url), 'using_env_vars' => blank($this->database->internal_db_url)]);
            $escapedUrl = escapeshellarg($url);
            if ($databaseWithCollections === 'all') {
                $commands[] = 'mkdir -p '.$this->backup_dir;
                if (str($this->database->image)->startsWith('mongo:4')) {
                    $commands[] = "docker exec $this->container_name mongodump --uri=$escapedUrl --gzip --archive > $this->backup_location";
                } else {
                    $commands[] = "docker exec $this->container_name mongodump --authenticationDatabase=admin --uri=$escapedUrl --gzip --archive > $this->backup_location";
                }
            } else {
                if (str($databaseWithCollections)->contains(':')) {
                    $databaseName = str($databaseWithCollections)->before(':');
                    $collectionsToExclude = str($databaseWithCollections)->after(':')->explode(',');
                } else {
                    $databaseName = $databaseWithCollections;
                    $collectionsToExclude = collect();

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php:544 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of coollabsio/coolify@70b9acc424 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/35459aacee216895. Report an issue: GitHub.