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Docker Compose .env File Not Loading: Common Fixes

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


                    
                    
                        
                            
                            
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                                Fix DNS Probe Finished NXDOMAIN After Changing DNS
                                
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You attempt to run a MySQL container with a bind mount volume and get an error like mkdir: ...



        
            
                
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