macOS 14.5 docker compose up -d issue

[broken cove]

Hey everyone, I'm trying to set up immich, but I'm not able to run the docker compose up -d (see screenshot). What confuses me is that it doesn't seem to be able to read the .env file, since it says nothing is set.

Here's how I set the upload and db location:

The location where your uploaded files are stored

UPLOAD_LOCATION=/Volumes/870EVO/uploads

The location where your database files are stored

DB_DATA_LOCATION=/Volumes/870EVO/postgres

I have a feeling this is either a me-issue or a macOS docker issue. Also, if there's a fix for this, is it possible to set a path with spaces inside? I tried double quotes "" but it doesn't seem to change how it works.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards

FingerMove

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[broken cove]

docker compose logs:

fingermove@Mac-Mini immich-app % docker compose logs
WARN[0000] The "DB_PASSWORD" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATA_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "UPLOAD_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
invalid spec: :/var/lib/postgresql/data: empty section between colons

docker compose ps:

fingermove@Mac-Mini immich-app % docker compose ps
WARN[0000] The "UPLOAD_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_PASSWORD" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_USERNAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATA_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
invalid spec: :/var/lib/postgresql/data: empty section between colons

I have a feeling something else is broken

[fervent field]

Does the .env file actually exist?

what does ls -la output?

[broken cove]

fingermove@Mac-Mini immich-app % ls -la
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 5 fingermove staff 160 3 Jul 21:49 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 fingermove staff 128 3 Jul 20:57 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 fingermove staff 6148 3 Jul 21:49 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--@ 1 fingermove staff 2820 3 Jul 21:48 docker-compose.yml
-rw-r--r--@ 1 fingermove staff 872 3 Jul 21:59 example.env

I also double checked the files themselves, it's already my second try

Maybe I should reinstall docker?

[icy gazelle]

you didn't name the file to .env

you left it as example.env

[broken cove]

macOS doesn't let me rename it via finder, how do I do it in terminal?

[icy gazelle]

you can google how to rename file terminal mac os... I assume it's mv

[broken cove]

Thanks, gonna try this

macOS is weird in that way because it doesn't allow files to start with a dot

[fervent field]

That definitely isn't the case :P

Maybe finder is weird about it, but the os definitely allows .file

[broken cove]

"Names must not begin with a dot "." as these names are reserved for the system. Please choose a different name."

[icy gazelle]

you can do it with the terminal

[broken cove]

Already did it, just wanted to show it for reference

The file just disappears inside the folder then

Works now, thanks everyone!