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Docker Container Fails - Module 'autogpt' Not Found

Published 2/24/2026

Symptoms

Docker container exits immediately with error: 'ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'autogpt''. Container fails to start even after successful build.

Root Cause

The Docker image was built incorrectly, or the Python path is not set properly. This often occurs when using custom Dockerfiles or when the working directory structure changes.

Solution

Solution Steps

  1. Rebuild the Docker image from scratch:

    docker build --no-cache -t autogpt:latest .

  2. Verify Dockerfile WORKDIR:

    WORKDIR /app
COPY . /app
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Check PYTHONPATH in container:

    docker run -it autogpt:latest /bin/bash
echo $PYTHONPATH
# Should include /app

  4. Use official Docker Compose:

    git clone https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.git
cd AutoGPT
docker-compose up
Verification

Start the Docker container and confirm that it runs without module import errors. Check logs with 'docker logs <container_id>' to verify successful startup.

Tags

dockerpythonmoduledeployment

Affected Components

dockerdeployment