Docker Compose references an undefined PHP service

Error recorded 2 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys on Dockerfile. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

Seen2 times
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Why it happens

The generated Compose project contains shlink_nginx, which depends on shlink_php, but no shlink_php service is available in the effective Compose configuration. Docker rejects the project before any container starts. This may be caused by an incomplete Compose file or by service filtering during Dockerfile deployment.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Starting application (docker compose up -d)service "shlink_nginx" depends on undefined service "shlink_php": invalid compose projectDeploy failed: Failed to start app: service "shlink_nginx" depends on undefined service "shlink_php"

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