docker/cli · error

tmpfs options are incompatible with type npipe

Error message

tmpfs options are incompatible with type npipe

What it means

Error "tmpfs options are incompatible with type npipe" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/compose/convert/volume.go:185

		}
	}
	return result, nil
}

func handleNpipeToMount(volume composetypes.ServiceVolumeConfig) (mount.Mount, error) {
	result := createMountFromVolume(volume)

	if volume.Source == "" {
		return mount.Mount{}, errors.New("invalid npipe source, source cannot be empty")
	}
	if volume.Volume != nil {
		return mount.Mount{}, errors.New("volume options are incompatible with type npipe")
	}
	if volume.Image != nil {
		return mount.Mount{}, errors.New("image options are incompatible with type npipe")
	}
	if volume.Tmpfs != nil {
		return mount.Mount{}, errors.New("tmpfs options are incompatible with type npipe")
	}
	if volume.Bind != nil {
		result.BindOptions = &mount.BindOptions{
			Propagation: mount.Propagation(volume.Bind.Propagation),
		}
	}
	return result, nil
}

func handleClusterToMount(
	volume composetypes.ServiceVolumeConfig,
	stackVolumes volumes,
	namespace Namespace,
) (mount.Mount, error) {
	if volume.Source == "" {
		return mount.Mount{}, errors.New("invalid cluster source, source cannot be empty")
	}
	if volume.Tmpfs != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/compose/convert/volume.go:185 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/69d8b4a95d174e65.json. Report an issue: GitHub.