Compose deployment failed because a container kept restarting

Error recorded 111 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys on Docker Compose, Django, Dockerfile and more. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

Seen111 times · 16 variants

Why it happens

The Compose project started, but one container entered a restart loop before the proxy could reload. The log does not identify the container or its underlying error. No environment variables were supplied, so missing configuration is one possible cause.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Starting stage: runningDetected project type: Docker ComposeUsing strategy: composeDetected application port: 80Webserver reload after proxy rules failed: Error response from daemon: Container <hex> is restarting, wait until the container is runningUsing default environment variables (source: none)Deploy failed: Error response from daemon: Container <hex> is restarting, wait until the container is running

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