[Bug] Geocoder Test fails despite the config is correct

[michelwilson]

I'm running Reitti using docker-compose, and I also run Paikka using the same compose file. Using a shell in the Reitti container, I can access my Paikka instance:

$ docker exec -it reitti-reitti-1 sh
/app # curl 'http://paikka:8080/api/v1/reverse?lat=48.8584&lon=2.2945&limit=5'
{"metadata":{"importTimestamp":"2026-04-16T19:24:06.933418124Z","file":"netherlands-latest-filtered.osm.pbf","paikkaVersion":"1.0.0","dataVersion":"20260416-192406","gridLevel":12},"query":{"lon":2.2945,"lat":48.8584,"lang":"en","limit":5},"count":0,"results":[],"dataSources":{"OpenStreetMap":"https://openstreetmap.org/copyright"}}

Entering http://paikka:8080 as base url in a new geocoding instance and testing it, I only get a red popup saying "Test Failed: Failed to call geocoding service: TMP". I tried increasing logging to the trace level on the com.dedicatedcode.reitti.service.geocoding package gives me no additional information about why this isn't working. I believe the container and networking are configured correctly, otherwise curl would give an error instead of a json reply.

[dgraf-gh]

Hi @michelwilson,

It could be that it connects correctly but checks for results of the eifel tower and since this is not in the Netherlands it gets no result.

You could try to save it anyway and geocode a place you know to see if it is working.

I will need to change the check if a geocoder is responding.

[michelwilson]

How can I manually trigger a geocoding action? I do see a button to redo all the geocoding, but that's a bit much especially if it fails :D
Edit: never mind, found it.
More edits: it works just fine.
Something I did not expect: when manually geocoding, both geocoders I have configured are called, even while one of them has a lower priority. Is this expected behaviour? My idea was to use my local geocoder for most locations in the Netherlands, and to use the public Paikka as fallback, but now both are being called!

[dgraf-gh]

You need to edit a place. There are two ways of doing that. Either under Settings > Places or when you select a Visit in the timeline on the map, on hover there is a edit icon. On the edit page of a place you can press the geocode button to call all geocoders.

Reitti calls them in the order of priority until one answers. So all in the highest priority are asked in random order, if none has a result it tries the next geocoders in the next priority.

One thing i want to say: i think you are the first in giving paikka a try as a selfhosted service. Awesome. 🙏 If anything comes up please drop me a message. I spent weeks on it since everything else just took to much work to get running.

[dgraf-gh]

Ah, yes. Manually we call all geocoders. The idea is that you then can select the best result.
The mechanism with priorities is only applied when it is running automatically