[Script request] RomM (ROM Manager)

[Nemesis24]

Application Name

romm

Website

https://github.com/rommapp

Description

RomM (ROM Manager) allows you to scan, enrich, and browse your game collection with a clean and responsive interface. With support for multiple platforms, various naming schemes, and custom tags, RomM is a must-have for anyone who plays on emulators.

Discussion

Due Diligence

• I have searched existing scripts and found no duplicates.
• I have searched existing discussions and found no duplicate requests.
• This is not a game-related request.

[gantoine]

I started working on this based on another app, but since I have ZERO knowledge of Proxmox and no machine to test it against, I didn't get very far... https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/compare/main...gantoine:ProxmoxVE:romm-install-script?expand=1

[brandong84]

Thank you for your work, I've been wanting this since I found out about RomM.
I tried your script, I got it working to start the install, but ran into this error.

E: Unable to locate package mariadb-connector-c
E: Unable to locate package valkey
E: Unable to locate package pcre-dev
E: Unable to locate package zlib-dev
E: Package 'linux-headers' has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package libmagic
E: Unable to locate package libpq

[ERROR] in line 17: exit code 0: while executing command $STD apt-get install -y curl sudo mc gpg git jq build-essential mariadb-server libmariadb3 libmariadb-dev mariadb-connector-c python3 python3-pip valkey gcc libc-dev make pcre-dev zlib-dev g++ linux-headers libmagic libpq p7zip tzdata

[Nemesis24]

This is already very good news, I'm sure that the community will be able to take a look at this work, in order to make it functional... unfortunately I don't have the skills to do so but I would be delighted to test and give my feedback in order to contribute.

[brandong84]

(https://github.com/brandong84/ProxmoxVE/blob/romm-install-script/install/romm-install.sh)

I've modified a few of @gantoine scripts, and it now executes completely. The romm service fails to start, its says its missing the /backend directory, but I'm pretty sure it's just looking for it in the wrong location. It's also not listening on any ports for the web interface. I'm not familiar with how romm works to do much more troubleshooting by myself. Here is the command to install it for anyone who has a Proxmox system that wants to try it out, and give any feedback or guidance.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brandong84/ProxmoxVE/romm-install-script/ct/romm.sh)"

[MrSiJo]

I gave this a go and it was very "chatty" when running the script and then eventually said completed successfully for example...

`checking for sysconf(_SC_LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE) ... found
⠧ found for openat(), fstatat() ...
checking for getaddrinfo() ... found
configuring additional dynamic modules
adding module in ../mod_zip
checking for iconv_open() ... found
⠇ found for multi-value headers are linked lists (nginx 1.23.0+) ...

• ngx_http_zip_module was configured
  ⠏ found for PCRE2 library ...
  checking for zlib library ... found
  creating objs/Makefile
  ⠼
  Configuration summary
• using system PCRE2 library
• OpenSSL library is not used
• using system zlib library

nginx path prefix: "/usr/local/nginx"
nginx binary file: "/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx"
nginx modules path: "/usr/local/nginx/modules"
nginx configuration prefix: "/usr/local/nginx/conf"
nginx configuration file: "/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf"
nginx pid file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid"
nginx error log file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/error.log"
nginx http access log file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/access.log"
nginx http client request body temporary files: "client_body_temp"
nginx http proxy temporary files: "proxy_temp"
nginx http fastcgi temporary files: "fastcgi_temp"
nginx http uwsgi temporary files: "uwsgi_temp"
nginx http scgi temporary files: "scgi_temp"

cc -c -fPIC -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I src/core -I src/event -I src/event/modules -I src/event/quic -I src/os/unix -I objs -I src/http -I src/http/modules
-o objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_module.o
../mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_module.c
⠦cc -c -fPIC -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I src/core -I src/event -I src/event/modules -I src/event/quic -I src/os/unix -I objs -I src/http -I src/http/modules
-o objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_parsers.o
../mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_parsers.c
⠇cc -c -fPIC -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I src/core -I src/event -I src/event/modules -I src/event/quic -I src/os/unix -I objs -I src/http -I src/http/modules
-o objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_file.o
../mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_file.c
⠋cc -c -fPIC -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I src/core -I src/event -I src/event/modules -I src/event/quic -I src/os/unix -I objs -I src/http -I src/http/modules
-o objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_headers.o
../mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_headers.c
⠙cc -c -fPIC -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I src/core -I src/event -I src/event/modules -I src/event/quic -I src/os/unix -I objs -I src/http -I src/http/modules
-o objs/ngx_http_zip_module_modules.o
objs/ngx_http_zip_module_modules.c
⠹cc -o objs/ngx_http_zip_module.so
objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_module.o
objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_parsers.o
objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_file.o
objs/addon/mod_zip/ngx_http_zip_headers.o
objs/ngx_http_zip_module_modules.o
-shared
✔️ Built nginx
✔️ Set up database
✔️ Finished Installing RomM v3.7.3
✔️ Created Service
✔️ Customized Container
✔️ Cleaned
✔️ Completed Successfully!

🚀 RomM setup has been successfully initialized!
💡 Access it using the following URL:
🌐 http://<>:8080`

Looking at journalctl it comes up with

Feb 12 15:38:43 romm systemd[1]: Started romm.service - RomM Service. Feb 12 15:38:44 romm init[43707]: /opt/romm/docker/init_scripts/init: line 142: cd: /backend: No such file or directory Feb 12 15:38:44 romm init[43707]: ERROR: [init][2025-02-12 15:38:44] /backend directory doesn't seem to exist Feb 12 15:38:44 romm systemd[1]: romm.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Feb 12 15:38:44 romm systemd[1]: romm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

[MrSiJo]

so i'm just guessing at this stage

i created a directory called /backend and /redis-data and ended up running "pip install alembic"

Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Startup finished in 8.817s. ...skipping... Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segments are active. Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: Setting file './ibtmp1' size to 12.000MiB. Ph> Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: File './ibtmp1' size is now 12.000MiB. Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: log sequence number 46846; transaction id 14 Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: Loading buffer pool(s) from /var/lib/mysql/ib> Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is disabled. Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Warning] You need to use --log-bin to make --expire-logs-da> Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] InnoDB: Buffer pool(s) load completed at 250212 15:58> Feb 12 15:58:54 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:54 0 [Note] Server socket created on IP: '127.0.0.1'. Feb 12 15:58:55 romm mariadbd[277]: 2025-02-12 15:58:55 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mariadbd: ready for connections. Feb 12 15:58:55 romm mariadbd[277]: Version: '10.11.6-MariaDB-0+deb12u1' socket: '/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 330> Feb 12 15:58:55 romm systemd[1]: Started mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.11.6 database server. Feb 12 15:58:55 romm /etc/mysql/debian-start[420]: Upgrading MySQL tables if necessary. Feb 12 15:58:55 romm /etc/mysql/debian-start[432]: Checking for insecure root accounts. Feb 12 15:58:55 romm /etc/mysql/debian-start[438]: Triggering myisam-recover for all MyISAM tables and aria-recover fo> Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[194]: FAILED: No config file 'alembic.ini' found, or file has no '[alembic]' section Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[164]: ERROR: [init][2025-02-12 15:58:56] Something went horribly wrong with our database Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[164]: INFO: [init][2025-02-12 15:58:56] stopping valkey-server Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[184]: 184:signal-handler (1739375936) Received SIGTERM scheduling shutdown... Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[184]: 184:M 12 Feb 2025 15:58:56.496 * User requested shutdown... Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[184]: 184:M 12 Feb 2025 15:58:56.496 * Saving the final RDB snapshot before exiting. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[184]: 184:M 12 Feb 2025 15:58:56.592 * DB saved on disk Feb 12 15:58:56 romm init[184]: 184:M 12 Feb 2025 15:58:56.592 # Valkey is now ready to exit, bye bye... Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: romm.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: romm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm login[171]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by LOGIN(uid=0) Feb 12 15:58:56 romm login[171]: pam_systemd(login:session): Failed to create session: Seat has no VTs but VT number n> Feb 12 15:58:56 romm login[481]: ROOT LOGIN on '/dev/tty1' Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Started [email protected] - PostgreSQL Cluster 15-main. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Starting postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS... Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Finished postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Reached target multi-user.target - Multi-User System. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Reached target graphical.target - Graphical Interface. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Starting systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service - Record Runlevel Change in UTMP... Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service: Deactivated successfully. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Finished systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service - Record Runlevel Change in UTMP. Feb 12 15:58:56 romm systemd[1]: Startup finished in 8.817s.

[DevelopmentCats]

I have completed the Proxmox VE Helper Script and will be submitting it to the Community Repo.

Until then you can use this for Installing ROMM in an LXC on Proxmox automatically

https://git.chesher.xyz/cat/romm-proxmox-ve-script

I may be updating this but further updates should just be for user friendliness

[Zedris]

thanks for this!! any update on the submission ?

[tremor021]

It wont be accepted since it's not a bare metal install... he uses Docker

[DevelopmentCats]

I have been working on the bare metal install for RomM and have it almost done.

I will update this with the new version once it is done.

[tremor021]

Awesome. If you want it included in the offical Community-Scripts repo, make a PR to the ProxmoxVED repo

[DarkHollow]

I have been working on the bare metal install for RomM and have it almost done.

I will update this with the new version once it is done.

That is very good news! Thank you very much for the work. If we can help you with anything, let us know.

[frozen-cdn]

I hate Docker, and also tried to submit a request for RomM but it was marked as duplicate. Somehow, when I was searching for previous mentions of RomM it only lead to an older now-locked thread?

Sorry about that

And yes, a big +1, I will be waiting soon as it's ready because I don't want to use their docker method at all

[MickLesk]

This is the correct one and its linked in Build Pipeline but without Date atm

[gantoine]

@frozen-cdn

[frozen-cdn]

@gantoine LOL! Sorry man.. I want to use it, as I am now here asking for it as you can see.. But only if there was a way apt install it without Docker 💩

Process needs to be no docker messing around and no long editing of config files
Hashes process needs to be interactive, same with configuration. There is a project called 'znc' an IRC bouncer and their script has a lot of similarities i believe!
Installable via apt or a more sensible system

And a proxmox community-script would be best of all, can't wait. thanks again

[gantoine]

Ahhh well when you ask nicely, good things happen! So long answer is you need to run a database (like mariadb or postgres) to store the data, as well as a redis/valkey server for temporal storage. On top of that we run async tasks like nightly scans and watchers for filesystem changes, all of which need to be run alongside the main app. So it's not as easy as installing a package and running it like a CLI tool or as a daemon/service.

The docker image + setup guide allows you to run everything (database + valkey + tasks) without having to mess with installing all those components manually. The proxmox script would basically do everything docker does, but install it on a VM you create in proxmox, isolating the install to that VM.

The other option is to follow the developer guide and set everything up by hand, but that introduces some serious complications in a "production" setup.

[MickLesk]

I see the Dockerfile (only mobile atm), many steps for this App, but not Impossible. Its just an mix of NodeJS/npm and Python Poetry. But need to be an good Reverse Engineering for LXC Installs and maybe for Debian, because its build in alpine. Or maybe i do an alpine only install. But at the moment im full involved in refactoring and stabilization of the project