fix: check if we are running in a container

containers/Dockerfile

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ FROM base AS run
 
 EXPOSE 3003
 ENV FORCE_COLOR=1
+ENV RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER=1
 
 COPY --from=build /app /app
 

containers/alpine/Dockerfile

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ FROM base AS run
 
 EXPOSE 3003
 ENV FORCE_COLOR=1
+ENV RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER=1
 
 COPY --from=build /app /app
 

tsdfileapi/utils.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def choose_storage(
     opts: tornado.options.OptionParser,
     directory: str,
 ) -> str:
-    if not directory.startswith("/tsd"):
+    if not directory.startswith("/tsd") or running_in_container():
         return directory
     split_on = "data/durable"
     storage_path = find_tenant_storage_path(
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ def choose_storage(
     return out_dir
 
 
+def running_in_container() -> bool:
+    if os.getenv("RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER"):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
 def call_request_hook(path: str, params: list, as_sudo: bool = True) -> None:
     if as_sudo:
         cmd = ["sudo"]