"no such ref was fetched"

[sglewis100]

Is there a pinned issue for this?

• I have read the pinned issues and could not find my issue

Is there an existing or similar issue/discussion for this?

• I have searched the existing issues
• I have searched the existing discussions

Is there any comment in the documentation for this?

• I have read the documentation, especially the FAQ and Troubleshooting parts

Is this related to a provider?

• I have checked the provider repo for issues
• My issue is NOT related to a provider

Are you using the latest release?

• I am using the latest release

Have you tried using the dev branch latest?

• I have tried using dev branch

Docker run config used

docker run -d --name=transmission --cap-add=NET_ADMIN -d -v /mnt/hgfs/PNY/scratch/transmission:/data -v /mnt/hgfs/PNY/config/transmission:/config -e OPENVPN_PROVIDER=fastestvpn -e OPENVPN_CONFIG=USA-Atlanta-TCP -e OPENVPN_USERNAME=REMOVED -e OPENVPN_PASSWORD=REMOVED -e LOCAL_NETWORK=192.168.1.0/24 -e TRANSMISSION_BIND_ADDRESS_IPV4=0.0.0.0 -e TRANSMISSION_RPC_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED=TRUE -e TRANSMISSION_RPC_USERNAME=REMOVED -e TRANSMISSION_RPC_PASSWORD=REMOVED --log-driver json-file --log-opt max-size=10m -p 9091:9091 haugene/transmission-openvpn

Current Behavior

I have a new Linux VM (Ubuntu 24.04.1 arm on a Mac mini M4). Using the same run command that previously worked on my old machine. First time running works fine, VPN starts right up, interface is available.

Any subsequent attempts to start the container (after a stop, doing a restart, after a reboot, etc) fails with this error:

Starting container with revision: 07f5a2b9aea5028c9bb75438c1552708e91dde71 TRANSMISSION_HOME is currently set to: /config/transmission-home Creating TUN device /dev/net/tun Using OpenVPN provider: FASTESTVPN Running with VPN_CONFIG_SOURCE auto No bundled config script found for FASTESTVPN. Defaulting to external config Will get configs from https://github.com/haugene/vpn-configs-contrib.git Repository is already cloned, checking for update Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'refs/heads/main' from the remote, but no such ref was fetched. Starting container with revision: 07f5a2b9aea5028c9bb75438c1552708e91dde71 TRANSMISSION_HOME is currently set to: /config/transmission-home Creating TUN device /dev/net/tun Using OpenVPN provider: FASTESTVPN Running with VPN_CONFIG_SOURCE auto No bundled config script found for FASTESTVPN. Defaulting to external config Will get configs from https://github.com/haugene/vpn-configs-contrib.git Repository is already cloned, checking for update Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'refs/heads/main' from the remote, but no such ref was fetched. Starting container with revision: 07f5a2b9aea5028c9bb75438c1552708e91dde71 TRANSMISSION_HOME is currently set to: /config/transmission-home Creating TUN device /dev/net/tun Using OpenVPN provider: FASTESTVPN Running with VPN_CONFIG_SOURCE auto No bundled config script found for FASTESTVPN. Defaulting to external config Will get configs from https://github.com/haugene/vpn-configs-contrib.git Repository is already cloned, checking for update Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'refs/heads/main' from the remote, but no such ref was fetched.

If I delete my transmission configuration directory, it will work ... for the first time only.

Expected Behavior

I expect it to start normally beyond the very first start.

How have you tried to solve the problem?

1. Adding the --dns 1.1.1.1 flag works on the first startup, but the same error occurs subsequently with or without this flag.
2. Creating a clean container (stopping and removing container, removing configuration directory, creating/starting again) works, just for the first time, then the error subsequently returns on future starts.

Log output

Starting container with revision: 07f5a2b
TRANSMISSION_HOME is currently set to: /config/transmission-home
Creating TUN device /dev/net/tun
Using OpenVPN provider: FASTESTVPN
Running with VPN_CONFIG_SOURCE auto
No bundled config script found for FASTESTVPN. Defaulting to external config
Will get configs from https://github.com/haugene/vpn-configs-contrib.git
Repository is already cloned, checking for update
Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'refs/heads/main'
from the remote, but no such ref was fetched.

HW/SW Environment

- OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 ARM 64
- Docker: Docker version 27.4.0-rc.1, build 75876b4
- Hypervisor: VMware Fusion Professional 13.6.1 (24319021)

Anything else?

Nothing else I can think of.