[install] "database is locked" during the installation

[cmaluend]

Bug description

I am installing a fresh version of SigNoz in Azure AKS. The pod signoz-0 continues crashing because the "database is locked".

Expected behavior

The pod should be in the state Running

How to reproduce

1. I use the Helm chart to install SigNoz in my cluster:

helm install signoz signoz/signoz \
   --namespace signoz --create-namespace \
   --wait \
   --timeout 1h \
   -f signoz-values.yaml

Values file:

global:
  clusterName: devops
  cloud: azure
  storageClass: azurefile-csi

signoz:
  env:
    signoz_sqlstore_sqlite_mode: wal # https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/issues/10087
    signoz_prometheus_active__query__tracker_enabled: false # https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/issues/6214

clickhouse:
  installCustomStorageClass: false

Version information

• Signoz version: 0.113.0
• Browser version: N/A
• Cloud provider: Azure
• StoraceClass: azurefile-csi

Additional context

Logs:

{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T00:30:39.111956739Z","level":"INFO","code":{"function":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/signoz.New","file":"/home/runner/work/signoz/signoz/pkg/signoz/signoz.go","line":101},"msg":"starting signoz","version":"v0.113.0","variant":"enterprise","commit":"82c54b1","branch":"v0.113.0","go":"go1.24.13","timestamp":"2026-02-25T13:09:11Z"}

{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T00:30:39.112620737Z","level":"INFO","code":{"function":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/sqlstore/sqlitesqlstore.New","file":"/home/runner/work/signoz/signoz/pkg/sqlstore/sqlitesqlstore/provider.go","line":55},"msg":"connected to sqlite","logger":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/sqlitesqlstore","path":"/var/lib/signoz/signoz.db"}
                                                                                                                         
{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T00:30:39.113406635Z","level":"INFO","code":{"function":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/sqlmigrator.(*migrator).Migrate","file":"/home/runner/work/signoz/signoz/pkg/sqlmigrator/migrator.go","line":44},"msg":"starting sqlstore migrations","logger":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/sqlmigrator","dialect":"sqlite"}

{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T00:30:48.848206832Z","level":"ERROR","code"Ñ{"function":"main.runServer","file":"/home/runner/work/signoz/signoz/cmd/enterprise/server.go","line":135},"msg":"failed to create signoz","error":"database is locked (5) (SQLITE_BUSY)"}

{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T00:30:48.848338631Z","level":"ERROR","code":{"function":"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/cmd.Execute","file":"/home/runner/work/signoz/signoz/cmd/root.go","line":30},"msg":"error running command","error":"database is locked (5) (SQLITE_BUSY)"}

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[cmaluend]

I was using the wrong storageClass. I should use default.