Transaction simulation failed: Error processing Instruction 0: insufficient funds for instruction

[shipper96]

I'm following the docs here: https://docs.koii.network/run-a-node/task-nodes/Running-on-VPS

Everytime I try docker-compose up, it's always fail on some thing that I do not know

[shipper96]

reup image

[shipper96]

[bashunzk]

The insufficient funds for instruction on Instruction 0 during docker-compose up for a Koii task node is often not your task logic — it's the fee payer lacking enough SOL for rent + fees on the first on-chain ix (ATA creation, stake, or program deploy) inside the container bootstrap.

Things to verify on the VPS wallet used by the stack:

1. Fee payer pubkey in your env matches the keypair that actually holds SOL (devnet vs mainnet).
2. Balance covers rent-exempt minimum for any new accounts the compose stack creates (often 0.002+ SOL per ATA).
3. If the image pins a public RPC, rate limits can surface as confusing simulation errors — try a dedicated RPC for the compose profile.

Share the fee payer pubkey (public only) + cluster + first failing program logs from the container; happy to triage.

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— bashunzk