[Bug]: getoutline service template starts into a restart loop

[lusu007]

Error Message and Logs

When installing getoutline using the provided services temlpate, getoutline doesnt start and enters a restart loop with the following message.

{"label":"lifecycle","level":"info","message":"Starting worker service"}
{"label":"lifecycle","level":"info","message":"Starting web service"}
{"label":"lifecycle","level":"info","message":"Listening on http://localhost:3000 / https://outline-ao4ksg8wkgw8oo4goo0ckgoc.grounds.services:3000"}
[MISSING_ENV_FILE] missing .env file (/opt/outline/.env)
[MISSING_ENV_FILE] https://github.com/dotenvx/dotenvx/issues/484
[MISSING_ENV_FILE] missing .env file (/opt/outline/.env)
[MISSING_ENV_FILE] https://github.com/dotenvx/dotenvx/issues/484

Steps to Reproduce

1. Just install it using the service template

Example Repository URL

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Coolify Version

v4.0.0-beta.452

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Yes (Coolify Cloud)

Operating System and Version (self-hosted)

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[djsisson]

they migrated from dotenv to dotenvx but didn't add an ignore missing, since there will not be a .env in a docker container, without it, you get the above error

https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/9921/files

https://github.com/outline/outline/blob/108e14338b1b5ea29b3f235629e8e5b93ceb2d40/server/scripts/bootstrap.ts#L3 although they add a skip if file is missing in environment.ts, the init in bootstrap.ts is where it will try load from .env itself, which is where they need to add

https://dotenvx.com/docs/advanced/config-ignore

as a workaround i would just manually add an empty .env mount

[Cinzya]

It might be better if you open an issue about this on the outline repo with the explanation given above.

This is something that needs to be fixed by the outline developers. A .env mount would be more a workaround / band aid for the problem, but the underlying issue lies in the outline codebase.

[lusu007]

There is a fix implemented now. We only need to wait for the next release.

see: outline/outline#10848