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The project name should be configurable

Freshover 10 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

Ideally in `fig.yml` (how do we have general config in there? maybe we need a top level `services` key?), but maybe in a separate `.fig-project` file or something.

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Solution: The project name should be configurable

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I don't want to give up top-level services without a fight. Perhaps everything other than service configuration could go in a top-level key with a special name: [code block]

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    I don't want to give up top-level services without a fight. Perhaps everything o

    I don't want to give up top-level services without a fight. Perhaps everything other than service configuration could go in a top-level key with a special name:

    text
    PROJECT:
      name: myapp
    
    web:
      ...
    
    db:
      ...

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Resolved in docker/compose GitHub issue #45. Community reactions: 0 upvotes.

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Alex Chen

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