Environment Variables aren't processed if running Docker binary normally #2044

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T02:51:21+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 02:51:21 +02:00

Originally created by @DUOLabs333 on 7/26/2022

Subject of the issue

If I run vaultwarden/server:latest with source /etc/.env; /start.sh or source /etc/.etc; /vaultwarden, the new environment variables aren't used (DATA_FOLDER is still /data, and it is using a sqlite database, not my postgres one.

Deployment environment

vaultwarden version: 1.25.1

Install method: Docker image, but run manually in a chroot (the compiled version --- it's too old to show the version number at start-up --- does not have this problem).
Clients used:
Reverse proxy and version:
MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL version:
Other relevant details:

Steps to reproduce

Download the tar ball of the docker image
Chroot into it and make an /etc/.env file with DATA_FOLDER=/etc/data.
Copy /data to /etc/data.
Run source /etc/.env; /start.sh.
See that the data folder used is not /etc/data

Expected behaviour

The variables in /etc/.env are not respected.

Actual behaviour

Troubleshooting data

*Originally created by @DUOLabs333 on 7/26/2022*   ### Subject of the issue If I run `vaultwarden/server:latest` with `source /etc/.env; /start.sh` or `source /etc/.etc; /vaultwarden`, the new environment variables aren't used (`DATA_FOLDER` is still `/data`, and it is using a sqlite database, not my postgres one. ### Deployment environment   * vaultwarden version: 1.25.1  * Install method: Docker image, but run manually in a chroot (the compiled version --- it's too old to show the version number at start-up --- does not have this problem). * Clients used:  * Reverse proxy and version:  * MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL version:  * Other relevant details: ### Steps to reproduce 1. Download the tar ball of the docker image 2. Chroot into it and make an `/etc/.env` file with `DATA_FOLDER=/etc/data`. 3. Copy `/data` to `/etc/data`. 4. Run `source /etc/.env; /start.sh`. 5. See that the data folder used is not `/etc/data` ### Expected behaviour The variables in `/etc/.env` are not respected. ### Actual behaviour  ### Troubleshooting data

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#2044