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To load a .env file in a Docker container, you have a couple of options depending on the context in which you are running your container. Here are the most common methods: |
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docker run --env-file /path/to/your/.env your-image-name |
In this command, replace /path/to/your/.env
with the path to your .env
file and your-image-name
with the name of your Docker image.
If you are using Docker Compose, you can specify the .env
file in the docker-compose.yml
file. Docker Compose automatically looks for a file named .env
in the same directory as the docker-compose.yml
file. You can also explicitly specify the path to the .env
file using the env_file
configuration in your docker-compose.yml
. Here's an example:
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version: '3' services: webapp: image: your-image-name env_file: - /path/to/your/.env |
In this docker-compose.yml
, the env_file
directive loads the specified .env
file into the webapp
service. Again, replace /path/to/your/.env
with the path to your .env
file and your-image-name
with the name of your Docker image.
You can manually set environment variables in your Dockerfile using the ENV
instruction. However, this method doesn't use the .env
file directly; instead, you hardcode the variables in the Dockerfile. This method is less flexible and not recommended if you want to keep your configuration dynamic and outside of the Docker image.
.env
File into the ContainerAnother method is to copy the .env
file into the container and then use a script to export the variables at runtime. This approach is less common and generally not recommended because it bakes the environment configuration into the image, reducing flexibility.
.env
file is often the most convenient option.docker run --env-file
option is typically preferred.Note |
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