Incorrect docker compose file specified in documentation -> development #35

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2026-02-15T17:05:19-05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-15 17:05:19 -05:00

Originally created by @rushilchugh01 on GitHub (Aug 11, 2024).

The docker compose file mentioned at https://docs.openwebui.com/tutorial-development/ throws the following errors errors -

services.backend.environment.[0]: unexpected type map[string]interface {} -> Caused due to "ENV: dev" inside the environment section
service "ollama" refers to undefined volume ollama: invalid compose project -> missing "ollama:{}" under the volumes section
Due to missing value of WEBUI_AUTH, the exception ERROR_MESSAGES.ENV_VAR_NOT_FOUND is raised

The following docker compose file corrects the both of them.

name: open-webui-dev

services:
  ollama:
    volumes:
      - ollama:/root/.ollama
    container_name: ollama
    pull_policy: always
    tty: true
    restart: no
    image: ollama/ollama:${OLLAMA_DOCKER_TAG-latest}

  frontend:
    build:
      context: .
      target: build
    command: ["npm", "run", "dev"]
    depends_on:
      - backend
    extra_hosts:
      - host.docker.internal:host-gateway
    ports:
      - "3000:5173"
    develop:
      watch:
        - action: sync
          path: ./src
          target: /app/src
        - action: rebuild
          path: package.json

  backend:
    build:
      context: .
      target: base
    command: ["bash", "dev.sh"]
    env_file: ".env"
    environment:
     - ENV=dev
     - WEBUI_AUTH=False
    volumes:
      - data:/app/backend/data
    extra_hosts:
      - host.docker.internal:host-gateway
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    restart: no
    develop:
      watch:
        - action: sync
          path: ./backend
          target: /app/backend
          ignore:
            - backend/data
        - action: rebuild
          path: backend/requirements.txt

volumes:
  data: {}
  ollama: {}

Originally created by @rushilchugh01 on GitHub (Aug 11, 2024). The docker compose file mentioned at https://docs.openwebui.com/tutorial-development/ throws the following errors errors - - services.backend.environment.[0]: unexpected type map[string]interface {} -> Caused due to "ENV: dev" inside the environment section - service "ollama" refers to undefined volume ollama: invalid compose project -> missing "ollama:{}" under the volumes section - Due to missing value of WEBUI_AUTH, the exception ERROR_MESSAGES.ENV_VAR_NOT_FOUND is raised The following docker compose file corrects the both of them. ``` name: open-webui-dev services: ollama: volumes: - ollama:/root/.ollama container_name: ollama pull_policy: always tty: true restart: no image: ollama/ollama:${OLLAMA_DOCKER_TAG-latest} frontend: build: context: . target: build command: ["npm", "run", "dev"] depends_on: - backend extra_hosts: - host.docker.internal:host-gateway ports: - "3000:5173" develop: watch: - action: sync path: ./src target: /app/src - action: rebuild path: package.json backend: build: context: . target: base command: ["bash", "dev.sh"] env_file: ".env" environment: - ENV=dev - WEBUI_AUTH=False volumes: - data:/app/backend/data extra_hosts: - host.docker.internal:host-gateway ports: - "8080:8080" restart: no develop: watch: - action: sync path: ./backend target: /app/backend ignore: - backend/data - action: rebuild path: backend/requirements.txt volumes: data: {} ollama: {} ```

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2026-02-15 17:15:45 -05:00

[PR #35] [CLOSED] Detailed the instructions - Update index.md #171

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Reference: open-webui/docs#35