The Domino REST API, a.k.a. DRAPI, is a requirement for running HCL Volt MX Go. On a native Domino server, it’s an add-on that you can install. The installation will install files in both a special install directory, the Domino program directory and the Domino data directory.
On a Domino server using Domino container images, you need a Domino image with the REST API included. After all, the Domino program directory is not persistent, which means that any addition to this directory that was added in the container and not in the image, is lost when the Domino container is stopped and restarted. Something that happens whenever you reboot the host machine. Luckily, the Domino container community image build tool includes the Domino REST API in the build menu, so it’s easy to add.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.martdj.nl/2024/10/02/installing-domino-rest-api-in-an-existing-domino-container-server/