docs: Adds warning for .env injection in docker-compose

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Hunter Paulson
2026-02-10 20:15:09 -05:00
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@@ -18,9 +18,20 @@ Dokploy provides two methods for creating Docker Compose configurations:
Configure the source of your code, the way your application is built, and also manage actions like deploying, updating, and deleting your application, and stopping it.
### Enviroment
### Environment
A code editor within Dokploy allows you to specify environment variables for your Docker Compose file. By default, Dokploy creates a `.env` file in the specified Docker Compose file path.
The code editor in Dokploy allows you to define environment variables for your Docker Compose deployment. By default, Dokploy saves these variables to a `.env` file in the same directory as your `docker-compose.yml`.
<Callout type="warning">
Environment variables set in the UI are written to the `.env` file, but are **not automatically injected into containers**. To pass variables into a service, use the `env_file` option in your `docker-compose.yml`:
```yaml
services:
app:
env_file:
- .env
```
</Callout>
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