I m trying to run prefect from docker but can t get the toke

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I m trying to run prefect from docker but can t get the token through Somehow I m getting `prefect utilities exceptions ClientError Malformed response received from Cloud please ensure that you have an API token properly configured ` Anyone

josh · Answer

Hi < Lars Corneliussen> what exactly do you mean running prefect from docker And are you attempting to use server or Cloud

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

Oh I see I wasn t very specific I m using cloud Running an agent from docker Here is the pythonfile + dockerfile + compose When I run py <script> the agent starts finde Running it from docker leads to the error in the last screenshot

josh · Answer

What type of token are you giving the agent <https docs prefect io orchestration concepts tokens html token types>

josh · Answer

I m sure the actual token is blurred out but just to confirm in your docker compose where you have the auth token it looks like ```PREFECT CLOUD AGENT AUTH TOKEN= lt token gt ```

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

yes

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

i generated a token from my user page

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

running on azure container services with a different token same error

josh · Answer

Oh it looks like the error is occurring when you re trying to call register On that machine where you are registering you should either call `prefect auth login t lt user token gt ` or set the env var ```PREFECT CLOUD AUTH TOKEN```

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

That helped a little rolling on the floor laughing Now i m getting ```prefect utilities exceptions ClientError path project message field project not found in type query root extensions path $ selectionSet project code validation failed exception message field project not found in type query root ```

Lars Corneliussen · Answer

No debugging in the container Still seems to have to do with authorization The client in non docker has a ` access token` the one in docker not

Lars Corneliussen · Answer