ERROR: build path X either does not exist, is not accessible, or is not a valid URL

Common causes

• The build context path in docker-compose.yml is wrong or relative to the wrong directory
• A microservices Compose file referencing sibling directories that don't exist in the current checkout
• The service directory was renamed or moved without updating docker-compose.yml
• Running docker-compose up from a subdirectory instead of the project root

How to fix it

1. Verify the path in docker-compose.yml matches the actual directory structure
2. Run docker-compose from the directory containing docker-compose.yml, not a subdirectory
3. Use relative paths from the Compose file location: build: ./services/api
4. Specify both context and dockerfile: build: { context: ./api, dockerfile: Dockerfile.prod }

Example

The services/api directory doesn't exist at the path docker-compose.yml expects