While configuring Coveo search on my local development environment using Docker, something got my attention on Coveo’s diagnosis page(<<Sitecore CM Host>>/sitecore modules/Web/Coveo/Admin/CoveoDiagnosticPage.aspx).

This page has all the green ticks except for the one. This is Coveo Search REST Endpoint. See image below for more details.

As usually, I copied the API end point URL and hit in the Browser and it serve the request with no error. It is HTTP-200 response with valid JSON result.

The error in the log file also not giving any lead either.

Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications.BaseVerifier.VerifyComponent(:0) ERROR StateVerifier has encountered an error while verifying the component "Coveo Search REST Endpoint".<br>Exception: Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications.StateVerifierException<br>Message: Failed to obtain resource located at 'http://sicore930.dev.local/coveo/rest/'. See inner exception for details.<br>Source: Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications<br>at Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications.CommonStateVerifier.TryPingRestEndpoint(String p_Endpoint)<br>at Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications.CommonStateVerifier.<>c__DisplayClass11_0.b__0()<br>at Coveo.SearchProvider.Applications.BaseVerifier.VerifyComponent(Func`1 p_VerifyMethod, String p_ComponentName)

I opened docker powershell command for the cm container and tried to request the host from within container.

PS> Docker container ls

Grab the name or container id

PS> Docker exec -it <<container name/id>> powershell

This will open a powershell window connected to the container specified.

PS> Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://sitecore930.dev.local/coveo/rest" | ConvertTo-Json

It has given me following error

Now things are little clear to me. The Coveo diagnosis page is using current host to make REST API request from IIS server running on the container. The container does not have host file entry to reseolve the host url.

So now, I started searching how to make entry in container’s host file??? I was sure, I am not the first person who wanted this kind of stuff.

Following command has does the trick. but for that we need to first fire up the command prompt of the cm container.

PS> Docker exec -it <<container name/id>> powershell

Once the CM’s command prompt is ready execute below command to add the host file entry.

C:> echo 127.0.0.1 sitecore930.dev.local >> "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"

After executing above command on Container’s command prompt, now my Coveo Diagnosis page is Happy…!!!

Please do let me know, is there any better solution you guys have in place for this issue.

Till that time happy Coveo searching…!!!

Additional powershell command to check the content of the file:

PS> Get-Content -Path <<fully qualified file path>>