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File mounts doesn't work for auto deploy #5181
Description
To Reproduce
I have file mounts in advanced tab for a compose.
Then when i use the following in auto deploy (GitHub provider), it didn't work (not mounted). But when I use raw provider (raw compose file), it worked.
volumes:
- ../files/:/files/:ro
Version: v0.29.8
Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)
Docker Compose
Are you deploying the applications where Dokploy is installed or on a remote server?
Same server where Dokploy is installed
Additional context
No response
Will you send a PR to fix it?
No
Activity
linear-code commentedon Aug 24, 2026
DOK-692
dosubot commentedon Aug 24, 2026
@finnvyrn, this looks like the same underlying issue reported in #5152. Here's what's happening:
When you deploy via the GitHub provider, Dokploy clones the repo and then runs
docker compose up[1]. At that point, if the File Mount hasn't already written the host-side file, Docker's own bind-mount fallback creates an empty directory at the../files/path. Once that empty directory exists, Dokploy'screateFileMount/updateFileMountfunctions silently fail to write to it — thecatchblock onlyconsole.logs the error without throwing, so the UI reports success even though nothing was actually written [2].With the
rawprovider, the compose file is written directly to disk without a clone step [3], so the timing is different and the directory doesn't get pre-created by Docker before the file mount is written.Workaround (from #5152):
rmdirthe stray empty directory (e.g./etc/dokploy/compose/<appName>/files/).docker rm -f <container>, then redeploy) so Docker picks up the corrected mountpoint.A fix for this was submitted in #5153 [2] — tracking that PR should get you a permanent resolution.
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