Compose deploy fails because the referenced app image cannot be pulled

A base image this project asks for could not be downloaded — it may not exist, may be private, or its registry may be unreachable from here.

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Why it happens

The deployment tried to pull app:latest, but Docker could not find or access that image. This usually means the image is not published, the registry requires authentication, or the Compose configuration references an image instead of building it.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Host import of app:latest failed: pull access denied for app, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'Pulling base image app:latestImage app Error pull access denied for app, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'Deploy failed: Failed to start app: A base image this project asks for could not be downloaded

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