[ZK Stack] - zk-environment container doesn't start

[YeagerAI-Bulat]

Module Affected

• System contracts (era-system-contracts)
• Smart contracts (era-contracts)
• zkEVM (era-zk_evm)
• Server (zksync-era)
• Prover (era-boojum)
• Fee withdrawer (era-fee-withdrawer)
• Block Explorer (clock-explorer)
• Portal - Wallet + Bridge (dapp-portal)
• Other (please specify below)

Rust Version

1.80.1

Operating System

• Ubuntu
• MacOS
• Windows
• Other (Please specify below)

Issue Description

I have started the ZK Stack on my server using the zk_inception CLI, but it generated docker-compose.yml file with the zk container that has strange env.vars. This container doesn't start on my server:
...
zk:
image: "ghcr.io/matter-labs/zk-environment:latest2.0-lightweight"
security_opt:
- seccomp:unconfined
command: tail -f /dev/null
volumes:
- .:/usr/src/zksync
- /usr/src/cache:/usr/src/cache
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
- ./hardhat-nodejs:/root/.cache/hardhat-nodejs
environment:
- CACHE_DIR=/usr/src/cache
- SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE=50g
- SCCACHE_GCS_BUCKET=matterlabs-infra-sccache-storage
- SCCACHE_GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT=[email protected]
- SCCACHE_ERROR_LOG=/tmp/sccache_log.txt
- SCCACHE_GCS_RW_MODE=READ_WRITE
- CI=1
- GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
env_file:
- ./.env
extra_hosts:
- "host:host-gateway"
profiles:
- runner
network_mode: host

Expected Behavior

1. zk container working as expected.
2. Clean up unused env.vars

Current Behavior

Here's my generated docker-compose.yml:
https://pastebin.com/KQD14JH5

It was generated with the following command:

        zk_inception ecosystem create \
            -v --ecosystem-name genlayer \
            --chain-id 71271 \
            --l1-batch-commit-data-generator-mode rollup \
            --start-containers true \
            --link-to-code /home/runner/work/zk/zk/ \
            --chain-name genlayer-blockchain \
            --wallet-creation localhost \
            --prover-mode no-proofs \
            --l1-network localhost \
            --base-token-address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001 \
            --base-token-price-nominator 1 \
            --base-token-price-denominator 1

Repository Link (if applicable)

No response

Additional Details

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Prior Research

• Yes, I searched for similar issues and did not find any matching ones.

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[bxpana]

Will take a look into this and see if I can replicate.

[YeagerAI-Bulat]

Any updates on this?

[bxpana]

Still working on this. Ran into some issues with the setup, but should be able to get back to you this week

[bxpana]

Ok got it working. So then you're running zk_inception ecosystem init --dev and you're getting an error? Or is the main concern the unused env.vars?

You're also using a custom origin of the zksync-era repo right? Have you changed anything there?

[YeagerAI-Bulat]

Yes, I'm running zk_inception ecosystem init --dev command, but the ZK container doesn't start on my server. The environment variables in the generated docker-compose.yml includes some strange or unused environment variables that might be causing the problem. Only reth and PostgreSQL database containers are started.
I've just cloned zksync-era repo in my home directory and didn't change anything.

[bxpana]

The team is looking into removing it from the generated docker-compose files, but it shouldn't cause any issues with your container with it being there.

When you say it doesn't start, what happens? I would try maybe just using the option for cloning from the repo instead of your clone in your home directory. If that doesn't work, then I would delete the files and start fresh with again the zksync-repo from the source and not your clone.

[YeagerAI-Bulat]

When you say it doesn't start, what happens?

        cd /tmp
        zk_inception ecosystem create \
            -v --ecosystem-name genlayer \
            --chain-id 71271 \
            --l1-batch-commit-data-generator-mode rollup \
            --start-containers true \
            --link-to-code /home/runner/work/zk/zk/ \
            --chain-name genlayer-blockchain \
            --wallet-creation localhost \
            --prover-mode no-proofs \
            --l1-network localhost \
            --base-token-address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001 \
            --base-token-price-nominator 1 \
            --base-token-price-denominator 1

I run this command, and it generates the following docker-compose file:
https://pastebin.com/bF1fUJw5
But the zk-environment:latest2.0-lightweight container doesn't start...
Then I init ZK Stack, it works fine:
zk_inception ecosystem init --dev --verbose
Logs: https://pastebin.com/5BAaCV8W
And start the ZK Stack server:
cd /tmp/genlayer && zk_inception server
Logs: https://pastebin.com/VjvqAPR3

[bxpana]

What if you try to run it according to this tutorial? Does it work then? https://code.zksync.io/tutorials/custom-zk-chain

It's a bit different startup and will help us see if it's the instructions or something else.