# Data import: issues with \`dgraph live\` into a docker-compose deployment

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/data-import-issues-with-dgraph-live-into-a-docker-compose-deployment/9595>\
**Category:** Dgraph\
**Tags:** area:import-export\
**Created:** [August 21, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/data-import-issues-with-dgraph-live-into-a-docker-compose-deployment/9595 "2020-08-21T02:35:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![matthewmcneely](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/matthewmcneely/32/4774_2.png) [@matthewmcneely](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/matthewmcneely)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/data-import-issues-with-dgraph-live-into-a-docker-compose-deployment/9595/1 "2020-08-21T02:35:24Z")

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Trying to import an RDF into a shuri docker-compose deployment. I checked that localhost:9080 is indeed accessible. My docker-compose file is pretty vanilla.

Command:

```auto
docker run dgraph/dgraph:shuri dgraph live -f export/dgraph.r10176.u0812.1442/g01.rdf.gz

```

Results:

```auto
[Decoder]: Using assembly version of decoder
I0821 02:31:28.998976 1 init.go:102]

Dgraph version : v20.07.0
Dgraph codename : shuri
<snip>
Running transaction with dgraph endpoint: 127.0.0.1:9080
I0821 02:31:28.999624 1 util_ee.go:126] KeyReader instantiated of type <nil>
While trying to setup connection: context deadline exceeded. Retrying...
2020/08/21 02:31:40 Could not setup connection after 1 retries
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x.Fatalf
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x/error.go:114
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x.GetDgraphClient
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x/x.go:856
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd/live.run
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd/live/run.go:445
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd/live.init.0.func1
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd/live/run.go:120
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
	/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:830
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
	/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:914
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
	/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:864
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd.Execute
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/cmd/root.go:70
main.main
	/ext-go/1/src/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/dgraph/main.go:78
runtime.main
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:203
runtime.goexit
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1373

```

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**Author:** ![MichelDiz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/micheldiz/32/11873_2.png) [@MichelDiz](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/MichelDiz)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/data-import-issues-with-dgraph-live-into-a-docker-compose-deployment/9595/2 "2020-08-21T03:14:53Z")

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Not sure what is in your docker-compose. But in general you have to use the container name as part of the URI. Try to use like this.

```auto
docker run dgraph/dgraph:shuri \
dgraph live -a alpha:9080 -z zero:5080\
-f export/dgraph.r10176.u0812.1442/g01.rdf.gz

```

But this command feels odd. Are you sure that `dgraph.r10176.u0812.1442/g01.rdf.gz` will be there? is this a new container or part of the docker-compose? if part of it, you should use `docker exec` instead.

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**Author:** ![matthewmcneely](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/matthewmcneely/32/4774_2.png) [@matthewmcneely](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/matthewmcneely)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/data-import-issues-with-dgraph-live-into-a-docker-compose-deployment/9595/3 "2020-08-21T17:07:25Z")

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Thanks Michael. Yeah, `docker run` command was incorrect. The issue was not having the -a and -z flags in the docker exec call.

For those finding this via search here are the steps I use to import an RDF into a running cluster:

```auto
docker cp export/dgraph.r10176.u0812.1442/g01.rdf.gz services_zero_1:/tmp/
docker exec services_zero_1 dgraph live -a alpha:9080 -z zero:5080 -f /tmp/g01.rdf.gz

```

Note that `services_zero_1` is the container name of the zero container in my deployment, started with this command `dgraph zero --my=zero:5080`.