{"record":{"id":"aa3a23ade4380588","repo":"docker/compose","slug":"failed-to-s-service-provider-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to %s service provider: %s","messagePattern":"failed to (.+?) service provider: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/compose/plugins.go","lineNumber":179,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tvariables.prefixed[key] = val\n\t\tcase RawSetEnvType:\n\t\t\tkey, val, found := strings.Cut(msg.Message, \"=\")\n\t\t\tif !found {\n\t\t\t\treturn pluginVariables{}, fmt.Errorf(\"invalid response from plugin: %s\", msg.Message)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tvariables.raw[key] = val\n\t\tcase DebugType:\n\t\t\tlogrus.Debugf(\"%s: %s\", service.Name, msg.Message)\n\t\tdefault:\n\t\t\treturn pluginVariables{}, fmt.Errorf(\"invalid response from plugin: %s\", msg.Type)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\terr = cmd.Wait()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\ts.events.On(errorEvent(service.Name, err.Error()))\n\t\treturn pluginVariables{}, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to %s service provider: %s\", action, err.Error())\n\t}\n\tswitch command {\n\tcase \"up\":\n\t\ts.events.On(createdEvent(service.Name))\n\tcase \"down\":\n\t\ts.events.On(removedEvent(service.Name))\n\tcase \"stop\":\n\t\ts.events.On(stoppedEvent(service.Name))\n\t}\n\treturn variables, nil\n}\n\nfunc (s *composeService) getPluginBinaryPath(provider string) (path string, err error) {\n\tif provider == \"compose\" {\n\t\treturn \"\", errors.New(\"'compose' is not a valid provider type\")\n\t}\n\tplugin, err := manager.GetPlugin(provider, s.dockerCli, &cobra.Command{})\n\tif err == nil {","sourceCodeStart":161,"sourceCodeEnd":197,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/docker/compose/blob/ddc4b044b62e9f715212ea4143fa830fac76382f/pkg/compose/plugins.go#L161-L197","documentation":"After streaming the provider plugin's protocol messages, compose waits on the plugin process. A non-zero exit (or signal death) fails here, wrapped with the action being performed (e.g. up/down/stop) and the wait error. An error event is also emitted to the container event stream before returning.","triggerScenarios":"The provider plugin subprocess crashes or exits non-zero while provisioning/removing the service: failed credentials, backend API error, panic in the plugin, killed by OS.","commonSituations":"Cloud provider plugin failing auth; plugin binary incompatible with the host (arch/libc); plugin exceeding timeouts and being killed; missing configuration for the provider backend.","solutions":["Run the provider plugin by hand with the same arguments/env to see its stderr","Check plugin logs and the compose error event emitted just before this failure","Fix provider credentials/options in the compose file (see provider parameter requirements)","Upgrade or reinstall the provider plugin if it crashes on startup"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"vars, err := runProviderCommand(ctx, service, \"up\")\nif err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"service provider\") {\n    // the emitted error event carries plugin stderr; surface it, fix config or plugin, retry\n}","preventionTips":["Smoke-test provider plugins standalone before wiring them into compose","Subscribe to compose container events to capture the errorEvent emitted just before this failure","Keep provider credentials/options valid; rotate before expiry"],"tags":["plugins","service-provider","process","crash"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"ddc4b044b62e9f715212ea4143fa830fac76382f","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T13:31:42.319Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}