
Docker Compose .env File Not Loading: Common Fixes
You set environment variables in a .env file next to your docker-compose.yml

You set environment variables in a .env file next to your docker-compose.yml

If you're seeing unexpected build errors, outdated dependencies, or running low on disk space...

You run npm install or npm start and get an error like ENOENT: no...

You start a Docker container and it stops within seconds. The status shows "Exited (0)" o...

You're mid-merge, and Git tells you there's a conflict. But you also have stashed changes...

You try to connect to a remote Windows machine via RDP and get "permission denied" or ...