Mount files but not in files directory

[hamidhaghdoost]

I have a Docker Compose file with two different projects inside—let's say front and back. I want to mount the ./front/.env and ./back/.env files inside their respective containers.

The codebase is already in place, and I cannot change its structure. I want to know if there is flexibility in defining the mount path in general, not just within the files folder.

Here’s a sample docker-compose.yml file:

services:
  back:
    ...
    env_file:
      - ./back/.env 

  front:
    ...
    env_file:
      - ./front/.env 

Thanks!

[Siumauricio]

I'm curious, why can't you change the directory? it's as simple as using ../files/.env?

[hamidhaghdoost]

Thanks for your response.

The production code is being deployed on another server, and it is already working, so I don't want to touch it. I can create a new branch like staging and change the Docker Compose file for that, but then, with every merge from staging to production, I would have to manage this inconsistency.

I can create another docker-compose.staging.yml, and that seems fine, but having this flexibility would have been nice.

By the way, I just wanted to know if we can do it or not.

Thank you.