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Why do my WebSocket routes fail in Django/Vite Docker development mode but work in production?

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Hello everyone,

I’m experiencing an issue where all WebSocket routes fail to work when my application runs in development mode, despite functioning normally in production with Nginx. The backend (Django with Daphne) and frontend (React with Vite) are running in separate Docker containers. I’m starting the app using the command below:

docker compose -f compose.yml -f [dev/prod].yml up --build

Django is launched via:

daphne -b 0.0.0.0 -p 8000 backend.asgi:application

Below is the error screenshot:

I’ve included my configuration files and relevant code below for review. Any insights on why WebSocket routes are not functioning in development mode would be greatly appreciated.

Here is my code:

YAML
services:
  backend:
    build:
      context: ./backend
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: backend
    image: cc_guardian_backend
    volumes:
      - ./backend/database:/app/backend/database
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=default

  frontend:
    build:
      context: ./frontend
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: frontend
    image: cc_guardian_frontend
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=default

networks:
  cc_guardian_net:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  database:

YAML
services:
  backend:
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=dev
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    command: sh /app/entrypoint.sh dev
    volumes:
      - ./backend:/app # Hot-reloading

  frontend:
    volumes:
      - ./frontend:/app # Hot-reloading
      - /app/node_modules # Keeps node modules
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=dev
    command: sh -c "./update_env.sh && npm run dev"

volumes:
  backend:
  frontend:

YAML
services:
  backend:
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=prod
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    command: sh /app/entrypoint.sh prod
    volumes:
      - ./backend/static:/app/static
    depends_on:
      - redis
    restart: unless-stopped

  frontend:
    volumes:
      - ./frontend/dist:/app/dist # share static files
    environment:
      - ENV_MODE=prod
    command: sh -c "./update_env.sh && npm run build"

  redis:
    image: "redis:alpine"
    container_name: redis
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net
    volumes:
      - ./redis.conf:/usr/local/etc/redis/redis.conf
    command: redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis/redis.conf
    ulimits:
      nofile:
        soft: 65535
        hard: 65535

  nginx:
    build:
      context: ./nginx
    container_name: nginx
    volumes:
      - ./frontend/dist:/app/dist
      - ./backend/static:/app/static
    ports:
      - 80:80
      - 443:443
    depends_on:
      - frontend
      - backend
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net
    restart: unless-stopped

  redis:
    restart: unless-stopped

BASH
#!/bin/bash

# Run migrations
python3 manage.py makemigrations --noinput
python3 manage.py migrate --noinput

if [ "$1" = "prod" ]; then
    python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput
fi

daphne -b 0.0.0.0 -p 8000 backend.asgi:application

PYTHON
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "daphne",
    "channels",
    "django.contrib.admin",
    "django.contrib.auth",
    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
    "django.contrib.sessions",
    "django.contrib.messages",
    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
    "django_extensions",
    "rest_framework",
    "corsheaders",
    "api",
    "user_api",
]

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": [
        "rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication",
    ],
    "DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES": [
        "rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated",
    ],
}

SESSION_ENGINE = ( 
    "django.contrib.sessions.backends.db"  # Store the sessions in the database
)

MIDDLEWARE = [
    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
    "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
    "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
    "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
    "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
    "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
]

ROOT_URLCONF = "backend.urls"

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
        "DIRS": [],
        "APP_DIRS": True,
        "OPTIONS": {
            "context_processors": [
                "django.template.context_processors.debug",
                "django.template.context_processors.request",
                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
            ],
        },
    },
]

# WSGI_APPLICATION = "backend.wsgi.application"
ASGI_APPLICATION = "backend.asgi.application"

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "database" / "db.sqlite3",
    }
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
    },
    {
        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
    },
    {
        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator",
    },
    {
        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator",
    },
]

AUTH_USER_MODEL = "user_api.AppUser"  # Custom User model

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"

TIME_ZONE = "UTC"

USE_I18N = True

USE_TZ = True

# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/static-files/

STATIC_URL = "/static/"
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")

# Default primary key field type
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field

DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"

PYTHON
CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]

CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
    "default": {
        "BACKEND": "channels.layers.InMemoryChannelLayer",
    },
}

CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = [
    "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
    "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
    "http://localhost:3000",
    "http://localhost:8000",
]

CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
    "http://localhost:3000",
    "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
    "http://localhost:8000",
    "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
]

CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True

CORS_ALLOW_METHODS = [
    'DELETE',
    'GET',
    'OPTIONS',
    'PATCH',
    'POST',
    'PUT',
]

CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS = [
    'accept',
    'accept-encoding',
    'authorization',
    'content-type',
    'dnt',
    'origin',
    'user-agent',
    'x-csrftoken',
    'x-requested-with',
]

PYTHON
class ServerUpdateStatusConsumer(WebsocketConsumer):
    def connect(self):
        print(f"WebSocket connect: {self.scope['client']}")
        self.server_hostname = self.scope["url_route"]["kwargs"].get(
            "server_hostname", None
        )

        if self.server_hostname:
            # Specific group to each server (send to environment page)
            self.room_group_name = f"server_update_{self.server_hostname}"
        else:
            # General group for all the servers (send to dashboard page)
            self.room_group_name = "server_update_general"

        # Add the consumer to the group
        async_to_sync(self.channel_layer.group_add)(
            self.room_group_name, self.channel_name
        )

        self.accept()

    def disconnect(self, close_code):
        # Remove the consumer when disconnect
        async_to_sync(self.channel_layer.group_discard)(
            self.room_group_name, self.channel_name
        )

    def receive(self, text_data):
        # Can be used for frontend response
        pass

    # This method handles the server_status_update message
    def server_status_update(self, event):
        # Send the data to the WebSocket
        self.send(
            text_data=json.dumps(
                {
                    "hostname": event["hostname"],
                    "key": event["key"],
                    "status": event["status"],
                    "child_hostname": event.get(
                        "child_hostname", None
                    ),  # Include child_hostname if available
                }
            )
        )

PYTHON
import os

from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
from channels.security.websocket import AllowedHostsOriginValidator
from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter
from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
from .routing import websocket_urlpatterns

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "backend.settings")

application = ProtocolTypeRouter(
    {
        "http": get_asgi_application(),
        "websocket": AllowedHostsOriginValidator(
            AuthMiddlewareStack(URLRouter(websocket_urlpatterns))
        ),
    }
)

PYTHON
from django.urls import re_path
from .consumers import LogsConsumer, ServerUpdateStatusConsumer

websocket_urlpatterns = [
    re_path(r"ws/logs/(?P<server_hostname>[\w-]+)/$", LogsConsumer.as_asgi()),
    re_path(r"ws/server-update-status/$", ServerUpdateStatusConsumer.as_asgi()),
    re_path(
        r"ws/server-update-status/(?P<server_hostname>[\w-]+)/$",
        ServerUpdateStatusConsumer.as_asgi(),
    ),
]

JAVASCRIPT
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import api from '../api';
import Card from '../components/Card';
import { Box, Grid, Typography, CircularProgress } from '@mui/material';

const TruncatedTitle = (title) => {
    return title.length > 49 ? `${title.slice(0, 46)}...` : title;
};

const Dashboard = () => {
    const [servers, setServers] = useState([]);
    const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
    const wsUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL_WS;

    // Load server data
    useEffect(() => {
        const fetchServers = async () => {
            try {
                const response = await api.get(`/api/user-linked-servers/`);
                setServers(response.data);
            } catch (error) {
                console.error('Error searching servers:', error);
            } finally {
                setIsLoading(false);
            }
        };

        fetchServers();

        const ws = new WebSocket(`${wsUrl}/ws/server-update-status/`);
        ws.onopen = (event) => {
            console.log('WebSocket connection established');
        };

        ws.onerror = (error) => {
            console.error('WebSocket error:', error);
        };

        ws.onclose = (event) => {
            console.log('WebSocket connection closed:', event);
        };

        ws.onmessage = (event) => {
            try {
                const updatedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
                console.log('Received WebSocket message:', data);
                const { hostname, key, status, child_hostname } = updatedData;

                setServers((prevServers) =>
                    prevServers.map((server) => {
                        if (server.hostname === hostname) {
                            switch (key) {
                                case 'application_status':
                                case 'queues_status':
                                case 'event_viewer_status':
                                case 'services_status':
                                    return {
                                        ...server,
                                        [key]: { status: status }
                                    };
                                case 'kafka':
                                case 'databases':
                                case 'sbs':
                                case 'nms':
                                case 'collectors':
                                    return {
                                        ...server,
                                        [key]: server[key].map((item) => {
                                            return item.hostname.toLowerCase() ===
                                                child_hostname.toLowerCase()
                                                ? { ...item, status: status }
                                                : item;
                                        })
                                    };
                                default:
                                    return server;
                            }
                        }
                        return server;
                    })
                );
            } catch (error) {
                console.error('Error processing WebSocket message:', error);
            }
        };

        return () => {
            ws.close();
        };
    }, []);

JAVASCRIPT
import axios from 'axios';

function getCookie(name) {
    let cookieValue = null;
    if (document.cookie && document.cookie !== '') {
        const cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
        for (let i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
            const cookie = cookies[i].trim();
            if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) === name + '=') {
                cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(
                    cookie.substring(name.length + 1)
                );
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    return cookieValue;
}

const csrfToken = getCookie('csrftoken');
axios.defaults.xsrfCookieName = 'csrftoken';
axios.defaults.xsrfHeaderName = 'X-CSRFToken';
axios.defaults.withCredentials = true;

const api = axios.create({
    baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
    headers: {
        'X-CSRFToken': csrfToken,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        Accept: 'application/json'
    }
});

export default api;

JAVASCRIPT
import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';

export default defineConfig({
  server: {
    host: '0.0.0.0',
    port: 3000,
    },
  plugins: [react()],
});

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago

WebSocket Connection Issues in Development Mode with Django and Daphne

Based on your configuration and the error screenshot, I can see that your WebSocket connections are failing in development mode while working fine in production with Nginx. This is a common issue when working with WebSockets in a containerized environment. Let me explain the likely causes and solutions.

Key Issues Identified

WebSocket Protocol Handling: In production, Nginx is properly handling the WebSocket protocol upgrade, but in development mode, this isn't happening.
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS): The error shows a connection failure which could be related to CORS issues.
WebSocket URL Configuration: There might be a mismatch between the WebSocket URL used in the frontend and what the backend expects.

Solutions

1. Check WebSocket URL Configuration

In your React code, you're using:

JAVASCRIPT
const wsUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL_WS;
const ws = new WebSocket(`${wsUrl}/ws/server-update-status/`);

Make sure your environment variable VITE_API_BASE_URL_WS is correctly set in development mode. It should be something like:

VITE_API_BASE_URL_WS=ws://localhost:8000

2. Update CORS Configuration

Your CORS settings need to explicitly allow WebSocket connections. Update your Django settings:

PYTHON
# Add WebSocket origins
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
    "http://localhost:3000",
    "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
    "http://localhost:8000",
    "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
    "ws://localhost:3000",
    "ws://127.0.0.1:3000",
    "ws://localhost:8000",
    "ws://127.0.0.1:8000",
]

# Make sure this is included for WebSockets
CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
    "default": {
        "BACKEND": "channels.layers.InMemoryChannelLayer",
    },
}

3. Update AllowedHostsOriginValidator

The AllowedHostsOriginValidator in your ASGI configuration might be too restrictive. Consider modifying it or temporarily bypassing it for development:

PYTHON
# For development only
if DEBUG:
    application = ProtocolTypeRouter(
        {
            "http": get_asgi_application(),
            "websocket": AuthMiddlewareStack(URLRouter(websocket_urlpatterns)),
        }
    )
else:
    application = ProtocolTypeRouter(
        {
            "http": get_asgi_application(),
            "websocket": AllowedHostsOriginValidator(
                AuthMiddlewareStack(URLRouter(websocket_urlpatterns))
            ),
        }
    )

4. Use Redis Channel Layer in Development

Consider using Redis for channel layers even in development to match your production environment:

PYTHON
CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
    "default": {
        "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
        "CONFIG": {
            "hosts": [("redis", 6379)],
        },
    },
}

This would require adding Redis to your development Docker Compose configuration.

5. Check Docker Network Configuration

Ensure your containers can communicate with each other in development mode:

YAML
# In your dev.yml
services:
  backend:
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net
  
  frontend:
    networks:
      - cc_guardian_net

6. Debug WebSocket Connection

Add more detailed logging in your WebSocket consumer:

PYTHON
def connect(self):
    print(f"WebSocket connect attempt: {self.scope}")
    # Rest of your code

Additional Recommendations

Switch from runserver for WebSockets: As mentioned in the Django documentation, you should avoid using runserver for WebSocket applications. Daphne is a good choice, which you're already using.
Check Browser Console: Monitor the browser console for detailed WebSocket connection errors.
Verify WebSocket Handshake: Use browser developer tools (Network tab) to check if the WebSocket handshake is being initiated correctly.
Test with a Simple Consumer: Create a basic WebSocket consumer that just echoes messages to verify the connection works.

By implementing these changes, you should be able to resolve the WebSocket connection issues in your development environment.

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