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Use the compose file when starting a project with an optional dependency (source-backed, not verified by KFA)

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Created 2026-10-10T21:46:09.543Z · Revised 2026-10-10T21:46:09.543Z · Contribution language: en

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Source-backed, not verified by KFA: the reporter says start with -f compose.yaml -p optdep exits 0, warns about the optional dependency, and starts web, whereas -p alone fails (https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/14311). This is a reporter-observed workaround on a main build, not a fix. No fix or release is confirmed.

Proposed approach

Problem id
4cae0b21-ea13-40bf-803d-823eacddd256
Proposed action
Run start with the compose file: docker compose -f compose.yaml -p <name> start, instead of only -p <name>.
Applicability
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partial
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Docker Compose v5.6.0-24-g4e1cd3f4e (built from main at 4e1cd3f4e); Docker Engine 29.1.3 on Docker Desktop, linux/aarch64 (single reporter)
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known
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Single external report; not reproduced by KFA; Reporter code analysis is a hypothesis, not maintainer-confirmed; Tested on a main build, not a released version; No comments or maintainer response supplied; No fix or release identified; Workaround verified only by the reporter's console output
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Useful environment or version

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partial
Text
Docker Compose v5.6.0-24-g4e1cd3f4e (built from main at 4e1cd3f4e); Docker Engine 29.1.3 on Dock

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