docs: add critical Docker Compose custom command configuration

- Document requirement for custom compose command with -f flag
- Add troubleshooting section for 'no configuration file provided' error
- Include examples for dev/staging/prod environments
- Explain why Dokploy needs explicit -f flag for non-default filenames

Resolves issue where Dokploy couldn't find docker-compose.prod.yml
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Oussama Douhou
2026-01-13 15:52:17 +01:00
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@@ -201,12 +201,48 @@ The portal's docker-compose files use Dokploy's variable syntax to reference the
SHARED_ENVIRONMENT_ID=${{project.SHARED_ENVIRONMENT_ID}}
```
4. **Configure Webhook**:
4. **⚠️ CRITICAL: Configure Custom Docker Compose Command**:
Because we use non-default compose file names (`docker-compose.dev.yml`, `docker-compose.prod.yml`, etc.), you **MUST** configure a custom command in Dokploy.
**In Dokploy UI:**
- Go to the application **Settings** or **Advanced** tab
- Find **"Custom Command"** or **"Docker Compose Command"** field
- Set it to:
```bash
compose -p <app-name> -f ./docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
```
**Replace `<app-name>`** with your actual application name from Dokploy (e.g., `aistackportal-portal-0rohwx`)
**Replace `docker-compose.dev.yml`** with the appropriate file for each environment:
- Dev: `docker-compose.dev.yml`
- Staging: `docker-compose.staging.yml`
- Production: `docker-compose.prod.yml`
**Why this is required:**
- Dokploy's default command is `docker compose up -d` without the `-f` flag
- Without `-f`, docker looks for `docker-compose.yml` (which doesn't exist)
- This causes the error: `no configuration file provided: not found`
**Full examples:**
```bash
# Dev
compose -p aistackportal-deployer-dev-xyz123 -f ./docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
# Staging
compose -p aistackportal-deployer-staging-abc456 -f ./docker-compose.staging.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
# Production
compose -p aistackportal-portal-0rohwx -f ./docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
```
5. **Configure Webhook**:
- Event: **Push**
- Branch: `dev`
- This will auto-deploy when you push to dev branch
5. **Deploy**
6. **Deploy**
### Step 2: Create Staging Application
@@ -414,6 +450,42 @@ Common issues:
```
3. **Check environment variables**: Make sure all required vars are set
### Error: "no configuration file provided: not found"
**Symptom:**
```
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Command: docker compose up -d --force-recreate --pull always ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
no configuration file provided: not found
Error: ❌ Docker command failed
```
**Cause:** Dokploy is looking for the default `docker-compose.yml` file, which doesn't exist. We use environment-specific files (`docker-compose.dev.yml`, `docker-compose.prod.yml`, etc.).
**Solution:** Configure a **custom Docker Compose command** in Dokploy:
1. Go to your application in Dokploy UI
2. Navigate to **Settings** → **Advanced** (or similar section)
3. Find **"Custom Command"** field
4. Set it to:
```bash
compose -p <app-name> -f ./docker-compose.{env}.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
```
Replace:
- `<app-name>` with your actual Dokploy app name (e.g., `aistackportal-portal-0rohwx`)
- `{env}` with `dev`, `staging`, or `prod`
**Example for production:**
```bash
compose -p aistackportal-portal-0rohwx -f ./docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
```
5. Save and redeploy
**Why the `-f` flag is needed:** Docker Compose defaults to looking for `docker-compose.yml`. The `-f` flag explicitly specifies which file to use.
### Health Check Failing
```bash