Unable to connect to ib-gateway API

[grixxie]

Hi,

Firstly I will say that I am not overly confident with networking, this is most likely to be something I'm doing wrong rather than an actual bug. However I would really appreciate some guidance please.

So I am interested in running just the ib-gateway in Azure for my services to communicate with. I tried creating an Azure ACI using the image ghcr.io/gnzsnz/ib-gateway:stable but was unable to connect via port 4004 as the docs says. So as part of my troubleshooting I docker pulled this image onto my machine and tried to investigate.

I have previously had the IBKR gateway running on my local machine by manually downloading a java runtime and running the bin\run.bat root\conf.yaml command that they suggest, and this worked. I was able to make lots of requests this way. However I came across your image of the gateway to help me put this into Azure for my services to call.

I run the following on my machine to create the container.
docker run -e TWS_USERID="xxx" -e TWS_PASSWORD="xxx" -e TRADING_MODE="paper" -e TWS_USERID_PAPER="xxx" -e TWS_PASSWORD_PAPER="xxx" -e READ_ONLY_API="no" -e BYPASS_WARNING="yes" -e TIME_ZONE="Europe/London" -e ALLOW_BLIND_TRADING="yes" -p 4003:4003 -p 4004:4004 -p 5900:5900 sha256:3bd195e508acc94ace527ff7533f1f4fdcc97cf5318ae2e3ca524893a4c41e68

These are the full logs of the container once it has finished booting after a couple seconds

*************************************************************************
.> Starting IBC/IB gateway
*************************************************************************
.> Starting Xvfb server
.> SSH tunnel disabled
.> Usign default Java heap size 768m.
.> VNC server disabled
.> API_PORT set to: 4002
.> SOCAT_PORT set to: 4004
.> Appling settings to IBC's config.ini
.> Settings directory NOT set, defaulting to: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.> Setting timezone in /home/ibgateway/Jts/jts.ini
.> Starting Port Forwarding.
.> Starting socat
.> Starting IBC in paper mode, with params:
.>		Version: 10.30.1v
.>		program: gateway
.>		tws-path: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.>		ibc-path: /home/ibgateway/ibc
.>		ibc-init: /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
.>		tws-settings-path: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.>		on2fatimeout: 
Forking :::4002 onto 0.0.0.0:4004 > trading mode paper 
Parsing arguments

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Starting IBC version  on 2025-05-12 at 08:17:59

Operating system: Linux 71f5ec66866a 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Tue Nov 5 00:21:55 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Arguments:

TWS version = 10.30.1v
Program = Gateway
Entry point = ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway
--tws-path = /home/ibgateway/Jts
--tws-settings-path = 
--ibc-path = /home/ibgateway/ibc
--ibc-ini = /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
--mode = 
--java-path = 
--user =
--pw =
--fix-user =
--fix-pw =

=================================
Generating the classpath
Classpath=/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar

Generating the JAVA VM options
autorestart file not found

Java VM Options=-Xmx768m -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=20 -XX:ConcGCThreads=5 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=70 -Dtwslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl=com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService -Dchannel=latest -Dexe4j.isInstall4j=true -Dinstall4jType=standalone -DjtsConfigDir=/home/ibgateway/Jts -Dibcsessionid=UBVNA6Bq

Determining the location of java executable
Location of java executable=/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/bin

Renaming IB's TWS or Gateway start script to prevent restart without IBC

Starting Gateway with this command:
"/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/bin/java"  -cp "/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar" -Xmx768m -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=20 -XX:ConcGCThreads=5 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=70 -Dtwslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl=com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService -Dchannel=latest -Dexe4j.isInstall4j=true -Dinstall4jType=standalone -DjtsConfigDir=/home/ibgateway/Jts -Dibcsessionid=UBVNA6Bq ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway "/home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini"  

IBC Settings:
    AcceptBidAskLastSizeDisplayUpdateNotification=accept
    AcceptIncomingConnectionAction=
    AcceptNonBrokerageAccountWarning=yes
    AllowBlindTrading=yes
    AutoLogoffTime=
    AutoRestartTime=
    BindAddress=
    BypassBondWarning=yes
    BypassCalledBondWarning=yes
    BypassNegativeYieldToWorstConfirmation=yes
    BypassNoOverfillProtectionPrecaution=yes
    BypassOrderPrecautions=yes
    BypassPriceBasedVolatilityRiskWarning=yes
    BypassRedirectOrderWarning=yes
    BypassSameActionPairTradeWarning=yes
    BypassUSStocksMarketDataInSharesWarning=yes
    ClosedownAt=
    ColdRestartTime=
    CommandPrompt=
    CommandServerPort=0
    ConfirmCryptoCurrencyOrders=transmit
    ConfirmOrderIdReset=
    ControlFrom=
    DismissNSEComplianceNotice=yes
    DismissPasswordExpiryWarning=no
    ExistingSessionDetectedAction=
    ExitAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=no
    FIX=no
    FIXLoginId=***
    FIXPassword=***
    IbDir=
    IbLoginId=***
    IbPassword=***
    LogStructureScope=known
    LogStructureWhen=never
    LoginDialogDisplayTimeout=60
    MinimizeMainWindow=no
    OverrideTwsApiPort=
    OverrideTwsMasterClientID=
    ReadOnlyApi=no
    ReadOnlyLogin=no
    ReloginAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=
    ResetOrderIdsAtStart=
    SaveTwsSettingsAt=
    SecondFactorAuthenticationExitInterval=
    SecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=180
    SecondFactorDevice=
    SendMarketDataInLotsForUSstocks=
    StoreSettingsOnServer=
    SuppressInfoMessages=yes
    TradingMode=paper
    TrustedTwsApiClientIPs=
End IBC Settings

2025-05-12 08:17:59:517 IBC: version: 3.22.0
System Properties
------------------------------------------------------------
jtsConfigDir = /home/ibgateway/Jts
java.runtime.name = Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
sun.boot.library.path = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/amd64
java.vm.version = 25.202-b08
java.vm.vendor = Oracle Corporation
java.vendor.url = http://java.oracle.com/
path.separator = :
java.vm.name = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
file.encoding.pkg = sun.io
user.country = US
sun.java.launcher = SUN_STANDARD
sun.os.patch.level = unknown
java.vm.specification.name = Java Virtual Machine Specification
user.dir = /home/ibgateway/Jts
java.runtime.version = 1.8.0_202-b08
ibcsessionid = UBVNA6Bq
java.awt.graphicsenv = sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
java.endorsed.dirs = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/endorsed
os.arch = amd64
java.io.tmpdir = /tmp
line.separator = 

java.vm.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
os.name = Linux
sun.jnu.encoding = ANSI_X3.4-1968
java.library.path = /usr/java/packages/lib/amd64:/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
java.specification.name = Java Platform API Specification
java.class.version = 52.0
sun.management.compiler = HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
exe4j.isInstall4j = true
os.version = 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2
user.home = /home/ibgateway
user.timezone = Etc/UTC
java.awt.printerjob = sun.print.PSPrinterJob
file.encoding = ANSI_X3.4-1968
java.specification.version = 1.8
java.class.path = /home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar
user.name = ibgateway
channel = latest
java.vm.specification.version = 1.8
sun.java.command = ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
java.home = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202
sun.arch.data.model = 64
user.language = en
java.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
awt.toolkit = sun.awt.X11.XToolkit
java.vm.info = mixed mode
java.version = 1.8.0_202
java.ext.dirs = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/ext:/usr/java/packages/lib/ext
sun.boot.class.path = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/resources.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/rt.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/sunrsasign.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jsse.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jce.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/charsets.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jfr.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/classes
java.vendor = Oracle Corporation
file.separator = /
twslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl = com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService
java.vendor.url.bug = http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/
install4jType = standalone
sun.io.unicode.encoding = UnicodeLittle
sun.cpu.endian = little
sun.cpu.isalist = 
------------------------------------------------------------
2025-05-12 08:17:59:524 IBC: using default settings provider: ini file is /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
2025-05-12 08:17:59:524 IBC: using default login manager: will get username and password from settings; FIX username and password (if required) from settings
2025-05-12 08:17:59:525 IBC: using default main window manager
2025-05-12 08:17:59:525 IBC: using default trading mode manager: constructor parameter args but trading mode not present - will be taken from settings
2025-05-12 08:17:59:526 IBC: using default config dialog manager
2025-05-12 08:17:59:544 IBC: CommandServer is not started because the port is not configured
2025-05-12 08:17:59:660 IBC: TWS Settings directory is: /home/ibgateway/Jts
2025-05-12 08:17:59:660 IBC: Starting session: will exit if login dialog is not displayed within 60 seconds
2025-05-12 08:17:59:674 IBC: Ensuring /home/ibgateway/Jts/jts.ini contains required minimal lines
2025-05-12 08:17:59:674 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/s3store=true
2025-05-12 08:17:59:674 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/Locale=en
2025-05-12 08:17:59:674 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/displayedproxymsg=1
2025-05-12 08:17:59:674 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/UseSSL=true
2025-05-12 08:17:59:675 IBC: Found setting: [IBGateway]/ApiOnly=true
2025-05-12 08:17:59:675 IBC: Found setting: [IBGateway]/TrustedIPs=127.0.0.1
2025-05-12 08:17:59:675 IBC: Confirmed /home/ibgateway/Jts/jts.ini contains required minimal lines
2025-05-12 08:17:59:676 IBC: Starting Gateway
2025-05-12 09:18:01:301 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-05-12 09:18:01:301 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-05-12 09:18:01:304 IBC: Creating config dialog future
2025-05-12 09:18:01:307 IBC: Getting main window
2025-05-12 09:18:01:307 IBC: Waiting for config dialog future to complete
2025-05-12 09:18:01:308 IBC: Creating main window future
2025-05-12 09:18:02:847 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:02:852 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:02:853 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Opened
2025-05-12 09:18:02:854 IBC: Login dialog WINDOW_OPENED: LoginState is LOGGED_OUT
2025-05-12 09:18:02:855 IBC: trading mode from settings: tradingMode=paper
2025-05-12 09:18:02:855 IBC: Setting Trading mode = paper
2025-05-12 09:18:02:947 IBC: Setting user name
2025-05-12 09:18:02:948 IBC: Setting password
2025-05-12 09:18:02:948 IBC: Login attempt: 1
2025-05-12 09:18:02:949 IBC: trading mode from settings: tradingMode=paper
2025-05-12 09:18:02:973 IBC: Click button: Paper Log In
.> ???? Received SIGINT or SIGTERM. Shutting down IB Gateway.
.> Stopping Xvfb.
.> Stopping socat.
.> Stopping IBC.
IBC returned exit status 1
autorestart file not found

Gateway finished

*************************************************************************
.> Starting IBC/IB gateway
*************************************************************************
.> Starting Xvfb server
.> SSH tunnel disabled
.> Usign default Java heap size 768m.
.> VNC server disabled
.> API_PORT set to: 4002
.> SOCAT_PORT set to: 4004
.> Appling settings to IBC's config.ini
.> Settings directory NOT set, defaulting to: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.> File jts.ini already exists, not setting timezone
.> Starting Port Forwarding.
.> Starting socat
.> Starting IBC in paper mode, with params:
.>		Version: 10.30.1v
.>		program: gateway
.>		tws-path: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.>		ibc-path: /home/ibgateway/ibc
.>		ibc-init: /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
.>		tws-settings-path: /home/ibgateway/Jts
.>		on2fatimeout: 
Forking :::4002 onto 0.0.0.0:4004 > trading mode paper 
Parsing arguments

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Starting IBC version  on 2025-05-12 at 08:18:13

Operating system: Linux 71f5ec66866a 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Tue Nov 5 00:21:55 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Arguments:

TWS version = 10.30.1v
Program = Gateway
Entry point = ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway
--tws-path = /home/ibgateway/Jts
--tws-settings-path = 
--ibc-path = /home/ibgateway/ibc
--ibc-ini = /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
--mode = 
--java-path = 
--user =
--pw =
--fix-user =
--fix-pw =

=================================
Generating the classpath
Classpath=/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar

Generating the JAVA VM options
autorestart file not found

Java VM Options=-Xmx768m -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=20 -XX:ConcGCThreads=5 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=70 -Dtwslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl=com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService -Dchannel=latest -Dexe4j.isInstall4j=true -Dinstall4jType=standalone -DjtsConfigDir=/home/ibgateway/Jts -Dibcsessionid=7U7A95oh

Determining the location of java executable
Location of java executable=/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/bin

Renaming IB's TWS or Gateway start script to prevent restart without IBC

Starting Gateway with this command:
"/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/bin/java"  -cp "/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar" -Xmx768m -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=20 -XX:ConcGCThreads=5 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=70 -Dtwslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl=com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService -Dchannel=latest -Dexe4j.isInstall4j=true -Dinstall4jType=standalone -DjtsConfigDir=/home/ibgateway/Jts -Dibcsessionid=7U7A95oh ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway "/home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini"  

IBC Settings:
    AcceptBidAskLastSizeDisplayUpdateNotification=accept
    AcceptIncomingConnectionAction=
    AcceptNonBrokerageAccountWarning=yes
    AllowBlindTrading=yes
    AutoLogoffTime=
    AutoRestartTime=
    BindAddress=
    BypassBondWarning=yes
    BypassCalledBondWarning=yes
    BypassNegativeYieldToWorstConfirmation=yes
    BypassNoOverfillProtectionPrecaution=yes
    BypassOrderPrecautions=yes
    BypassPriceBasedVolatilityRiskWarning=yes
    BypassRedirectOrderWarning=yes
    BypassSameActionPairTradeWarning=yes
    BypassUSStocksMarketDataInSharesWarning=yes
    ClosedownAt=
    ColdRestartTime=
    CommandPrompt=
    CommandServerPort=0
    ConfirmCryptoCurrencyOrders=transmit
    ConfirmOrderIdReset=
    ControlFrom=
    DismissNSEComplianceNotice=yes
    DismissPasswordExpiryWarning=no
    ExistingSessionDetectedAction=
    ExitAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=no
    FIX=no
    FIXLoginId=***
    FIXPassword=***
    IbDir=
    IbLoginId=***
    IbPassword=***
    LogStructureScope=known
    LogStructureWhen=never
    LoginDialogDisplayTimeout=60
    MinimizeMainWindow=no
    OverrideTwsApiPort=
    OverrideTwsMasterClientID=
    ReadOnlyApi=no
    ReadOnlyLogin=no
    ReloginAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=
    ResetOrderIdsAtStart=
    SaveTwsSettingsAt=
    SecondFactorAuthenticationExitInterval=
    SecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=180
    SecondFactorDevice=
    SendMarketDataInLotsForUSstocks=
    StoreSettingsOnServer=
    SuppressInfoMessages=yes
    TradingMode=paper
    TrustedTwsApiClientIPs=
End IBC Settings

2025-05-12 08:18:13:586 IBC: version: 3.22.0
System Properties
------------------------------------------------------------
jtsConfigDir = /home/ibgateway/Jts
java.runtime.name = Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
sun.boot.library.path = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/amd64
java.vm.version = 25.202-b08
java.vm.vendor = Oracle Corporation
java.vendor.url = http://java.oracle.com/
path.separator = :
java.vm.name = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
file.encoding.pkg = sun.io
user.country = US
sun.java.launcher = SUN_STANDARD
sun.os.patch.level = unknown
java.vm.specification.name = Java Virtual Machine Specification
user.dir = /home/ibgateway/Jts
java.runtime.version = 1.8.0_202-b08
ibcsessionid = 7U7A95oh
java.awt.graphicsenv = sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
java.endorsed.dirs = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/endorsed
os.arch = amd64
java.io.tmpdir = /tmp
line.separator = 

java.vm.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
os.name = Linux
sun.jnu.encoding = ANSI_X3.4-1968
java.library.path = /usr/java/packages/lib/amd64:/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
java.specification.name = Java Platform API Specification
java.class.version = 52.0
sun.management.compiler = HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
exe4j.isInstall4j = true
os.version = 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2
user.home = /home/ibgateway
user.timezone = Etc/UTC
java.awt.printerjob = sun.print.PSPrinterJob
file.encoding = ANSI_X3.4-1968
java.specification.version = 1.8
java.class.path = /home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/commons-io-2.11.0.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/fop-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-annotations-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-core-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jackson-databind-2.12.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jts4launch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-linux64-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/jxbrowser-swing-7.41.3.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/locales.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-api-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/log4j-core-2.17.1.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/total-2023.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-1030.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/twslaunch-install4j-1.12.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/xmlgraphics-commons-2.8.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/.install4j/i4jruntime.jar:/home/ibgateway/ibc/IBC.jar
user.name = ibgateway
channel = latest
java.vm.specification.version = 1.8
sun.java.command = ibcalpha.ibc.IbcGateway /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
java.home = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202
sun.arch.data.model = 64
user.language = en
java.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
awt.toolkit = sun.awt.X11.XToolkit
java.vm.info = mixed mode
java.version = 1.8.0_202
java.ext.dirs = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/ext:/usr/java/packages/lib/ext
sun.boot.class.path = /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/resources.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/rt.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/sunrsasign.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jsse.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jce.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/charsets.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/lib/jfr.jar:/usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/classes
java.vendor = Oracle Corporation
file.separator = /
twslaunch.autoupdate.serviceImpl = com.ib.tws.twslaunch.install4j.Install4jAutoUpdateService
java.vendor.url.bug = http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/
install4jType = standalone
sun.io.unicode.encoding = UnicodeLittle
sun.cpu.endian = little
sun.cpu.isalist = 
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2025-05-12 08:18:13:591 IBC: using default settings provider: ini file is /home/ibgateway/ibc/config.ini
2025-05-12 08:18:13:591 IBC: using default login manager: will get username and password from settings; FIX username and password (if required) from settings
2025-05-12 08:18:13:591 IBC: using default main window manager
2025-05-12 08:18:13:591 IBC: using default trading mode manager: constructor parameter args but trading mode not present - will be taken from settings
2025-05-12 08:18:13:592 IBC: using default config dialog manager
2025-05-12 08:18:13:595 IBC: CommandServer is not started because the port is not configured
2025-05-12 08:18:13:658 IBC: TWS Settings directory is: /home/ibgateway/Jts
2025-05-12 08:18:13:658 IBC: Starting session: will exit if login dialog is not displayed within 60 seconds
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Ensuring /home/ibgateway/Jts/jts.ini contains required minimal lines
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/s3store=true
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/Locale=en
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/displayedproxymsg=1
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [Logon]/UseSSL=true
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [IBGateway]/ApiOnly=true
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Found setting: [IBGateway]/TrustedIPs=127.0.0.1
2025-05-12 08:18:13:664 IBC: Confirmed /home/ibgateway/Jts/jts.ini contains required minimal lines
2025-05-12 08:18:13:665 IBC: Starting Gateway
2025-05-12 09:18:14:686 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-05-12 09:18:14:686 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-05-12 09:18:14:688 IBC: Creating config dialog future
2025-05-12 09:18:14:689 IBC: Getting main window
2025-05-12 09:18:14:689 IBC: Creating main window future
2025-05-12 09:18:14:690 IBC: Waiting for config dialog future to complete
2025-05-12 09:18:15:885 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:15:889 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:15:889 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Opened
2025-05-12 09:18:15:890 IBC: Login dialog WINDOW_OPENED: LoginState is LOGGED_OUT
2025-05-12 09:18:15:891 IBC: trading mode from settings: tradingMode=paper
2025-05-12 09:18:15:891 IBC: Setting Trading mode = paper
2025-05-12 09:18:15:981 IBC: Setting user name
2025-05-12 09:18:15:982 IBC: Setting password
2025-05-12 09:18:15:982 IBC: Login attempt: 1
2025-05-12 09:18:15:983 IBC: trading mode from settings: tradingMode=paper
2025-05-12 09:18:16:002 IBC: Click button: Paper Log In
2025-05-12 09:18:16:810 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Lost focus
2025-05-12 09:18:16:810 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Deactivated
2025-05-12 09:18:16:811 IBC: detected frame entitled: Loading...; event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:16:816 IBC: detected frame entitled: Loading...; event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:16:816 IBC: detected frame entitled: Loading...; event=Opened
2025-05-12 09:18:16:816 IBC: Found Gateway main window
2025-05-12 09:18:16:817 IBC: Got main window from future
2025-05-12 09:18:16:817 IBC: Invoking config dialog menu
2025-05-12 09:18:17:385 IBC: detected frame entitled: Loading...; event=Lost focus
2025-05-12 09:18:17:385 IBC: detected frame entitled: Loading...; event=Deactivated
2025-05-12 09:18:17:385 IBC: detected frame entitled: Connecting to server...; event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:17:386 IBC: detected frame entitled: Connecting to server...; event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:17:386 IBC: detected frame entitled: Connecting to server...; event=Opened
LogModuleConfigurator-Init: Log4j Ver2.x found on classpath
LogModuleConfigurator-Init: LogModuleConfigurator initialized with Log4j Verd.x
2025-05-12 09:18:23:516 IBC: detected frame entitled: Starting application...; event=Lost focus
2025-05-12 09:18:23:570 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Opened
2025-05-12 09:18:23:571 IBC: detected frame entitled: Starting application...; event=Deactivated
2025-05-12 09:18:23:571 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:23:571 IBC: Got config dialog from future
2025-05-12 09:18:23:571 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:23:572 IBC: Got config dialog from future
2025-05-12 09:18:23:572 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Lost focus
2025-05-12 09:18:23:572 IBC: detected frame entitled: Starting application...; event=Closed
2025-05-12 09:18:23:572 IBC: Login has completed
2025-05-12 09:18:23:572 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Opened
2025-05-12 09:18:23:573 IBC: Click button: I understand and accept
2025-05-12 09:18:23:720 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Deactivated
2025-05-12 09:18:23:720 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Activated
2025-05-12 09:18:23:720 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Focused
2025-05-12 09:18:23:737 IBC: Setting ReadOnlyApi
2025-05-12 09:18:23:919 IBC: Read-Only API checkbox is now set to: false
2025-05-12 09:18:23:937 IBC: 'Bypass Order Precautions for API Orders' is now selected
2025-05-12 09:18:23:937 IBC: Checkbox 'Bypass Bond warning for API Orders' not found
2025-05-12 09:18:23:937 IBC: Checkbox 'Bypass negative yield to worst confirmation for API Orders' not found
2025-05-12 09:18:23:937 IBC: 'Bypass Called Bond warning for API Orders' is now selected
2025-05-12 09:18:23:937 IBC: 'Bypass "same action pair trade" warning for API orders.' is now selected
2025-05-12 09:18:23:938 IBC: Checkbox 'Bypass price-based volatility risk warning for API Orders' not found
2025-05-12 09:18:23:938 IBC: 'Bypass US Stocks market data in shares warning for API Orders' is now selected
2025-05-12 09:18:23:938 IBC: 'Bypass Redirect Order warning for Stock API Orders' is now selected
2025-05-12 09:18:23:938 IBC: Checkbox 'Bypass No Overfill Protection precaution for destinations where implied natively' not found
2025-05-12 09:18:23:991 IBC: Configuration tasks completed
2025-05-12 09:18:23:991 IBC: Click button: OK
2025-05-12 09:18:24:066 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Lost focus
2025-05-12 09:18:24:066 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Deactivated
2025-05-12 09:18:24:067 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Warning; event=Closed
2025-05-12 09:18:24:088 IBC: detected dialog entitled: ACCOUNTID Trader Workstation Configuration (Simulated Trading); event=Closed
2025-05-12 09:18:24:313 IBC: detected dialog entitled: Pending Tasks; event=Closed

I have tried endless combinations of ports when calling localhost and/or 0.0.0.0 from my machine to connect to the API, and I have done the same when exec-ing into the container. An example of an attempt to curl the API from the container is below, which seems to just hang?

root@71f5ec66866a:~# curl -v http://0.0.0.0:4004/v1/api
*   Trying 0.0.0.0:4004...
* Connected to 0.0.0.0 (127.0.0.1) port 4004
> GET /v1/api HTTP/1.1
> Host: 0.0.0.0:4004
> User-Agent: curl/8.5.0
> Accept: */*
>

I can see that port 4004 on the container is listed as a listener.

root@71f5ec66866a:~# netstat -tuln
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:4004            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::4002                 :::*                    LISTEN

I can also see that socat is redirecting 4002 to 4004 as per your docs.

root@71f5ec66866a:~# ps -ef
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
ibgatew+     1     0  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash /home/ibgateway/scripts/run.sh
ibgatew+     8     1  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 Xvfb :1 -ac -screen 0 1024x768x16
ibgatew+    12     1  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash /home/ibgateway/scripts/run_socat.sh
ibgatew+    13     1  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash /home/ibgateway/ibc/scripts/ibcstart.sh 10.30.1v -g --tws-path=/home/ibgateway/Jts --ibc-path=/home/ibgateway/ibc --ibc-ini=/home/ibgateway/ibc/config.
ibgatew+    14    12  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 socat TCP-LISTEN:4004,fork TCP:127.0.0.1:4002
ibgatew+    51    13  1 08:18 ?        00:00:27 /usr/local/i4j_jres/Oda-jK0QgTEmVssfllLP/1.8.0_202/bin/java -cp /home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.30.1v/jars/batik-all-1.16.jar:/home/ibgateway/Jts/ibgateway/10.3
root      3299     0  0 08:27 pts/1    00:00:00 /bin/bash
root      3338     0  0 09:00 pts/0    00:00:00 /bin/bash
root      3347  3338  0 09:01 pts/0    00:00:00 ps -ef

Please let me know what I am doing wrong! As I say I'm 99% sure its something that I'm doing that is the issue!
If you need any more info then please let me know.

Thanks

[gnzsnz]

Moving this to the discussion section, as this is not an issue/bug.

i'm not sure what's your problem, you are showing with netstat/ps that the ports are listening. so that means the container is running. I can see in your logs that IBC: Login has completed which again is good news.

you are in good shape to use TWS API or ib_async. this is not a REST API so curl won't work, and based on your comment it doesn't.

Please don't put this on Azure with an open API port. the API does not provide ANY security, so everybody and their mother in internet would be able to connect and start trading with your account.

There are many options to connect on Azure, the README explore a few. I would suggest that you pass an ssh key so ib-gateway can connect to your SSH server. This is a "safe" way, but with a steep learning curve.

[grixxie]

Thanks for the information.

My apologies for thinking this was a REST API, I have been using the IB Gateway (Client Portal API) on my localhost using REST type requests and this worked. I'm confused, I thought this was a containerised version of that.

[gnzsnz]

these are the options https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/trading/ib-api.php

ib-gateway works with TWS API, web API is a different API and requires a local software running too.