WARN[0000] The "Dir_Conf_n5105" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string

General
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i m trying to setup qbittorrent and tried to use both env_file: & environment: inside compose file.

everything seems to be loaded in container from these env files and the environment section but the “Dir_Conf_n5105” variable is not expanded for some reason. i checked with printenv and config commands both. although it shows the variable under environment section inside container, it doesnt show under volumes/sources section.
i am trying to use one env file defining dir locations and TZ for all the containers i am running. this file is called .env.general. another for puid & guid for some of the containers called .env.id. both of them are in parent directory and qbittorrents own .env inside current directory.

Parent dir
/.env.general
/.env.id
/qbittorrent_nox/.env
/qbittorrent_nox/docker-compose.yml

compose.yml

services:
  qbittorrent-nox:
    # for debugging
    #cap_add:
      #- SYS_PTRACE
    image: "qbittorrentofficial/qbittorrent-nox:${QBT_VERSION}"
    container_name: "qbittorrent-nox"
    env_file:
      - ../.env.general  
      - ../.env.id
    environment:
      #- PAGID=10000    # You can set additional group ID (AGID) of the qbittorrent-nox process by setting the environment variable PAGID. For example: 10000,10001, this will set the process to be in two (secondary) groups 10000 and 10001. By default there is no additional group. Note that you will need to remove --read-only flag (when using Docker) or set read_only: false (when using Docker Compose) as they are incompatible with it.
      #- PGID=1000      # You can change the User ID (UID) and Group ID (GID) of the qbittorrent-nox process by setting environment variables PUID and PGID respectively. By default they are both set to 1000. Note that you will need to remove --read-only flag (when using Docker) or set read_only: false (when using Docker Compose) as they are incompatible with it.
      #- PUID=1000
      - QBT_LEGAL_NOTICE=${QBT_LEGAL_NOTICE}
      - QBT_VERSION=${QBT_VERSION}
      # - QBT_WEBUI_PORT=${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}
      #- TZ=UTC
      #- UMASK=022      # It is possible to set the umask of the qbittorrent-nox process by setting the environment variable UMASK. By default it uses the default from Alpine Linux.
    # ports:
    #   # for bittorrent traffic
    #   - "6881:6881/tcp"
    #   - "6881:6881/udp"
    #   # for WebUI
    #   - "${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}:${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}/tcp"
    networks:
      - my_network
    read_only: false     # If you are using the --read-only flag in Docker or read_only: true in Docker Compose, you will need to remove it or set it to false. The read-only setting is incompatible with the way qbittorrent-nox needs to write to its configuration and download directories.
    stop_grace_period: 30m
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp
    tty: true
    volumes:
      - "${Dir_Conf_n5105}/qbittorrent_nox:/config"
      - "${QBT_DOWNLOADS_PATH}/torrents:/downloads/torrents"
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    labels:
      - "traefik.enable=true"   
      - "traefik.http.routers.qbittorrent.entrypoints=websecure" 
      - "traefik.http.routers.qbittorrent.rule=Host(`qbittorrent.home.arpa`)"
      - "traefik.http.services.qbittorrent-service.loadbalancer.server.port=${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}"
      - "traefik.http.routers.qbittorrent.tls=true"   
    restart: unless-stopped
    # depends_on:
    #   - traefik
    #   - nginx-proxy-manager

networks:
  my_network:                 
    external: true
    name: ${NETWORK_NAME}     

.env.general
## General
TZ=Asia/Kolkata

## Directories
Dir_Conf_n5105=/mnt/local/SSD

is there a way to fix this with mentioning Dir_Conf_n5105 in only .env.general and not in .env?

1 Like
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The documentation explains how you cans et variables and which parameter in the compsoe file is for what.

env_file and environment are alternatives for the same thing. To set a variable in a container, not to use in the compose file. That would require interpreting the yaml, reading the referred file and interpreting the yaml again

You need either the default .env file or overriding it from the command line with docker compose --env-file And here is one of my comments with a short example

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so it seems u r correct. i tried in parent directory .env file and use docker compose yml file with include options for qbittorrent yml file and that works. it passes the variable to qbittorrent correctly and working. but i cant use it individually. always have to use the master compose file only. thank you