docker/cli · error

failed to create service %s: %w

Error message

failed to create service %s: %w

What it means

Error "failed to create service %s: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go:294

			for _, warning := range response.Warnings {
				_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Err(), warning)
			}

			serviceIDs = append(serviceIDs, svc.ID)
		} else {
			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "Creating service", name)

			// query registry if flag disabling it was not set
			queryRegistry := resolveImage == resolveImageAlways || resolveImage == resolveImageChanged

			response, err := apiClient.ServiceCreate(ctx, client.ServiceCreateOptions{
				Spec:                serviceSpec,
				EncodedRegistryAuth: encodedAuth,
				QueryRegistry:       queryRegistry,
			})
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create service %s: %w", name, err)
			}

			serviceIDs = append(serviceIDs, response.ID)
		}
	}

	return serviceIDs, nil
}

func waitOnServices(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, serviceIDs []string, quiet bool) error {
	var errs []error
	for _, serviceID := range serviceIDs {
		if err := service.WaitOnService(ctx, dockerCli, serviceID, quiet); err != nil {
			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", serviceID, err))
		}
	}
	return errors.Join(errs...)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go:294 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/e109971dda19d9df.json. Report an issue: GitHub.