Are These Docker Volumes Persistent in Helical Insight Deployment?

Technical queries
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#1

Hello Team,

While doing Docker deployment for open source BI Helical Insight 6.1 enterprise version, I want to confirm whether the following volume mappings are persistent or not:

  • ./hi/db:/usr/local/Helical Insight/hi/db
  • ./hi/hi-repository:/usr/local/Helical Insight/hi/hi-repository
  • ./hi/hi-ee:/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/hi-ee

Can you please clarify?

Thanks,
Vema.

#2

Hello,

Yes, the below volume mappings are persistent (stateful) and are very important for your deployment:

  • ./hi/db:/usr/local/Helical Insight/hi/db
  • ./hi/hi-repository:/usr/local/Helical Insight/hi/hi-repository
  • ./hi/hi-ee:/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/hi-ee

Why these are persistent

These mappings connect container directories → host machine directories, which means:

  • Data is stored on the host system (./hi/... )
  • Even if the container is:
    • Restarted
    • Removed
    • Recreated

The data remains (safe) on the host

What each directory stores

  • hi/db → Database-related files
  • hi/hi-repository → Metadata, reports, repository content
  • hi/hi-ee → Application configurations and deployed web app

Why persistence is important

If these were not persisted:

  • All reports, metadata, and configs would be lost on container restart

  • Every deployment would behave like a fresh setup

Thank You,
Helical Insight Team.