try:
            os.makedirs('data/samples/')
        except FileExistsError:
            pass
    else:
        MODE = None

    if not MODE:
        # Try to establish a connection to the DB for 5 seconds:
        x = 0
        connection_established = False
        logger.info(
            f"... Trying to connect to database at: {db_settings['host']}:{db_settings['port']}"
        )
        while x < 5:
            connection_established = infl.init_db()
            if connection_established:
                break
            else:
                sleep(1)
                x += 1

        if not connection_established:
            if db_settings['host'] == 'localhost' or '127.0' in db_settings[
                    'host'] or get_ip() in db_settings['host']:
                if recover_influx_container():
                    infl.init_db()
                    run_main()

            else:
                logger.info(
                title = None
        # Create the data/samples directory:
        try:
            os.makedirs('data/samples/')
        except FileExistsError:
            pass
    else:
        MODE = None

    if not MODE:
        # Try to establish a connection to the DB for 5 seconds:
        x = 0
        connection_established = False
        while x < 5:
            try:
                infl.init_db()
                connection_established = True
                break
            except:
                sleep(1)
                x += 1

        if not connection_established:
            raise Exception(
                "Could not connect to InfluxDB. Check that the container is running!"
            )

        run_main()

    else:
        # Program launched in one of the non-main modes. Increase logging level.