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Created by NotKA13 on 4/29/2025 in #help-desk-support
Variables not found in the .env
Hello, I'm diving into Immich setup and for the most part have found it pretty simple. I'm using docker compose and have the info in immich.yml file. When I try to run docker compse I get the following response: 
kevarini@Bellona:~/docker/compose/bellona$ sudo docker compose -f immich.yml up -d
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATA_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
WARN[0000] The "UPLOAD_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
invalid spec: :/var/lib/postgresql/data: empty section between colons
kevarini@Bellona:~/docker/compose/bellona$ sudo docker compose -f immich.yml up -d
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATABASE_NAME" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
WARN[0000] The "DB_DATA_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
WARN[0000] The "UPLOAD_LOCATION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. 
invalid spec: :/var/lib/postgresql/data: empty section between colons
My immich.yml file: see attached file My .env file: 
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ="America/Los_Angeles"
USERDIR="/home/kevarini"
DOCKERDIR="/home/kevarini/docker"
DATADIR="/mnt/media"
DB_DATA_LOCATION="/home/kevarini/docker/appdata/immich"
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich-postgres
UPLOAD_LOCATION="/mnt/media/immich"
HOSTNAME=bellona
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ="America/Los_Angeles"
USERDIR="/home/kevarini"
DOCKERDIR="/home/kevarini/docker"
DATADIR="/mnt/media"
DB_DATA_LOCATION="/home/kevarini/docker/appdata/immich"
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich-postgres
UPLOAD_LOCATION="/mnt/media/immich"
HOSTNAME=bellona
I've validated the file path is correct, and scrutinized for silly typos. Any help would be welcomed.
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