Cannot run my first app with clean install - ✖ (HTTP code 500) server error - Mounts denied

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This probably is one of those RTFM questions. But I can’t seem to see the answer in the getting started guide and the youtube vid of Athom.

I try to follow along the guide, but I seem to get the following error:

***@snijplank ***% homey app run                                     
✓ Pre-processing app...
✓ Typescript detected. Compiling...
✓ Typescript compilation successful
✓ Validating app...
✓ App validated successfully against level `debug`
✓ Creating Remote Debug Session...
✓ Preparing Environment Variables...
✓ Connecting to `Tim's Homey Pro`...
✓ Starting `***1.0.0` remotely...
✓ Starting debugger at 0.0.0.0:9229...
 — Open `about://inspect` in Google Chrome and select the remote target.
✓ Starting `***@1.0.0` in a Docker container...
 — Press CTRL+C to quit.
─────────────── Logging stdout & stderr ───────────────
✖ (HTTP code 500) server error - Mounts denied: 
The path /***/.homeybuild is not shared from the host and is not known to Docker.
You can configure shared paths from Docker -> Preferences... -> Resources -> File Sharing.
See https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac for more info.

What am I missing here?

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Also, you might have to fiddle around with the file sharing implementation (Settings > General), I’m using VirtioFS which seems to work fine, but for others gRPC Fuse works better.

Lastly, you can choose to run your code on Homey itself instead of in a local Docker container:

$ homey app run --remote
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Thanks Robert, That was indeed the solution. I thought my local Docker was interfering with the docker on the HP. Yes, that was an assumption that HP runs the apps locally in a container.

Maybe a note for the devs to include this step in the docs.

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I’m afraid they don’t read every other post in here.
Not sure if this is the right link, but there’re issue trackers for devs @ git. There should be a suggestions box around I think / hope.

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Thanks, done.