Deployment failed because the Docker Compose file is missing

Error recorded 23 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys on Cra, Php. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

Seen23 times · 3 variants
WhereCra, Php

Why it happens

The deploy attempted to use /opt/panelalpha/shared-hosting/users/<account>/docker-compose.yml, but that file does not exist. The failure occurred before containers started or health checks ran. The deploy strategy and platform were not detected, so the step that should provide the Compose file may not have run.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Deploy started (source: rebuild)Deploy failed: compose file "/opt/panelalpha/shared-hosting/users/<account>/docker-compose.yml" is invalid: open /opt/panelalpha/shared-hosting/users/<account>/docker-compose.yml: no such file or directory

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