--http-api-periodic-polls not starting the HTTP endpoint

[ITaluone]

Hi

If I use this parameter to spin up an HTTP endpoint while preserving the auto update mechanism I get the weird situation that the HTTP endpoint isn't started.

After running the container like documented in: https://containrrr.dev/watchtower/http-api-mode/ (with debug switch) I get the container logs like so:

time="2025-01-08T09:26:17+01:00" level=debug msg="Sleeping for a second to ensure the docker api client has been properly initialized."

time="2025-01-08T09:26:18+01:00" level=debug msg="Making sure everything is sane before starting"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:18+01:00" level=debug msg="Retrieving running, stopped, restarting and exited containers"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=debug msg="There are no additional watchtower containers"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=debug msg="Watchtower HTTP API skipped."

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=info msg="Watchtower 1.7.1"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=info msg="Using no notifications"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=info msg="Checking all containers (except explicitly disabled with label)"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=info msg="Scheduling first run: 2025-01-12 03:02:01 +0100 CET"

time="2025-01-08T09:26:19+01:00" level=info msg="Note that the first check will be performed in 89 hours, 35 minutes, 41 seconds"

Why? Am I supposed to pass in both switches --http-api-update and --http-api-periodic-polls

Edit: Yes, I have to pass in both switches. The documentation isn't clear about that fact.