#2447·doccano

Docker Compose fails to start backend service silently on Windows

Author: zhuaner0772-coderCreated Oct 7, 2025Updated Oct 7, 2025

Hello,

I have been trying to run Doccano using the official docker-compose file on Windows 11, but the backend service fails to start silently.

What I have tried:

  • I have a fresh installation of Docker Desktop with WSL 2 backend, and wsl --update has been run.
  • docker run hello-world works perfectly.
  • Using the latest docker-compose.prod.yml from the main branch.
  • docker compose up -d postgres works perfectly and the container starts.
  • docker compose up -d redis works perfectly and the container starts.
  • However, docker compose up -d backend or docker compose up -d (to start all services) fails silently. It exits immediately after the ".env not found" warning, without pulling the image or creating the container. No errors are shown.
  • I have tried simplifying the docker-compose.yml by commenting out the command section in the backend service, but the result is the same.

It seems there is an issue with the doccano/doccano image or its configuration that causes docker-compose to fail silently on my Windows machine. Any help would be appreciated.