#2374·TREK

[BUG] COOKIE_SECURE=false causes docker container be unable to start

Author: sparx82Created Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsfixed in next release

Pre-flight checklist

  • I have searched existing issues and this bug has not been reported yet
  • I am running the latest available version of TREK
  • I have read the Troubleshooting guide and my issue is not covered there

TREK version

4.2.1

Describe the bug

Hi All,

I'm running TREK locally in a Docker environment on Debian (TrueNAS). If I deploy it with out the COOKIE_SECURE env set, it starts but obviously I cannot login because it says that it cannot login without HTTPS. If I then set COOKIE_SECURE=false the container doesn't start up anymore but only throws this error in the log:

TREK: 1: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting "fi")

I deploy the container using Portainer.

Steps to reproduce

Set COOKIE_SECURE=false

Expected behavior

Starts up

Deployment method

Other

Host OS

TrueNAS

Accessing TREK from

Desktop browser

Browser (if applicable)

No response

Relevant logs or error output

bash

Screenshots

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Additional context

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