Issue with the docker image langflowai/langflow curl not found

[yashrajdighe]

When attempting to deploy the langflow-runtime Helm chart, I encountered the following error:

Downloading flows from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/langflow-ai/langflow/dev/tests/data/basic_example.json to /app/flows/f9d3f53d.json  
/bin/bash: line 1: curl: command not found  

The deployment script relies on curl to download flow definitions, as seen in the args section here.

It seems that the curl command is missing from the langflowai/langflow Docker image, even though it’s essential for initializing the runtime pod.

Expected Behavior:
The curl utility should be included in the Docker image to ensure smooth startup when downloading flow definitions.

Steps to Reproduce:

Deploy the langflow-runtime Helm chart following https://docs.langflow.org/deployment-kubernetes#deploy-the-langflow-runtime.
Observe the pod logs — the startup script fails due to the missing curl.

Environment:

Helm chart version: 0.1.1
Docker image: langflowai/langflow:latest

Suggested Fix:
Add curl to the langflowai/langflow Docker image or modify the startup script to use an alternative method for downloading flows.

PR to fix it: langflow-ai/langflow#6971

Would love to hear your thoughts — happy to test any fixes!