# No /var/lib/awx/venv directory after docker-compose install of AWX

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-var-lib-awx-venv-directory-after-docker-compose-install-of-awx/31319>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [September 19, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-var-lib-awx-venv-directory-after-docker-compose-install-of-awx/31319 "2019-09-19T23:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![rayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@rayo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rayo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-var-lib-awx-venv-directory-after-docker-compose-install-of-awx/31319/1 "2019-09-19T23:31:17Z")

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While trying to debug a failing playbook (to add a device to Zabbix) I was working through checking the python versions in use thinking this was an issue. Most of what I discovered pointed to a mismatch between python and the zabbix-api. My understanding (which is low) was that AWX would be using python in a virtual env in /var/lib/awx/venv, and in the AWX gui this is where it says it will run tfrom. However there is no /venv directory. My AWX install is new and seems to be working so far, I can log in and create a dynamic inventory, link to projects in git etc

Is there a problem with my install? I tried deleting the containers and rebuilding from “sudo ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml” but it is still the same.

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**Author:** ![Fran\_Fitzpatrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ab992/32.png) [@Fran\_Fitzpatrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fran_Fitzpatrick)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-var-lib-awx-venv-directory-after-docker-compose-install-of-awx/31319/2 "2019-09-20T03:25:53Z")

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Just to make sure, you’re looking at that path in the awx\_task docker container, right? NOT on your host machine?

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**Author:** ![rayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@rayo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rayo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-var-lib-awx-venv-directory-after-docker-compose-install-of-awx/31319/3 "2019-09-20T05:16:25Z")

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Aha, yes that was the problem, I was looking on the host. Thanks for the prompt.