[BUG] docker error

[BulldozerPete]

Pre-work

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Description

When starting speediest-tracker container log shows this error:

using keys found in /config/keys
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0

Expected Behavior

speediest-tracker container starts without error

Steps to Reproduce

1. create docker compose:
   services:
   speedtest-tracker:
   image: lscr.io/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker:latest
   container_name: speedtest-tracker
   environment:

• PUID=1000
• PGID=1000
• TZ=Etc/UTC
• APP_KEY=3+ZKskxNL16aP0mzv3K3a1pt/edUWW0lQmuyKtPZCLc=
• APP_URL=
• DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
• SPEEDTEST_SCHEDULE=
• SPEEDTEST_SERVERS=
• DB_HOST= #optional
• DB_PORT= #optional
• DB_DATABASE= #optional
• DB_USERNAME= #optional
• DB_PASSWORD= #optional
• DISPLAY_TIMEZONE=Etc/UTC #optional
• PRUNE_RESULTS_OLDER_THAN=0 #optional
  volumes:
• /mnt/speedtest/data:/config
  ports:
• 8081:80
  restart: unless-stopped

2. start docker compose
3. See logs

Deployment Environment

Docker Compose

Application Information

root@9cb4b3698fc7:/# php artisan about --json
PHP:  syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
Could not open input file: artisan
root@9cb4b3698fc7:/#

What browser(s) are you seeing the problem on?

Safari/ Firefox

Logs

[svenvg93]

This warning usually means PHP received the literal string "TZ" as the timezone instead of a valid timezone value.
It’s typically caused by a misformatted environment: block in your docker-compose.yml. Make sure your TZ variable is properly set and indented under the environment: section.

As well your APP_KEY is incomplete, the base64 part is missing.

[BulldozerPete]

How do I generate a proper key?

[BulldozerPete]

• TZ=Europe/Berlin
  • APP_KEY=base64:cwMhOHy809wZzRFfAkPXasSGHs2MpKNgGWbHZ1xNPqs=

[svenvg93]

The APP_KEY looks good now.
Can you share your compose with markdown format, so we can check the formatting.

[BulldozerPete]

---

services:
speedtest-tracker:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker:latest
container_name: speedtest-tracker
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=Europe/Berlin
- APP_KEY=base64:cwMhOHy809wZzRFfAkPXasSGHs2MpKNgGWbHZ1xNPqs=
- APP_URL=
- DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
- SPEEDTEST_SCHEDULE=
- SPEEDTEST_SERVERS=
- DB_HOST= #optional
- DB_PORT= #optional
- DB_DATABASE= #optional
- DB_USERNAME= #optional
- DB_PASSWORD= #optional
- DISPLAY_TIMEZONE=Etc/UTC #optional
- PRUNE_RESULTS_OLDER_THAN=0 #optional
volumes:
- /mnt/data:/config
ports:
- 8081:80
restart: unless-stopped

[BulldozerPete]

How is markdown working?

[svenvg93]

Select your text and click the <> in the editor bar. Make sure the formatting with the spaces and tabs matches with what you have on your system. To give kick start this will be an working version for you;

services:
  speedtest-tracker:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker:latest
    container_name: speedtest-tracker
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/Berlin
      - APP_KEY=base64:cwMhOHy809wZzRFfAkPXasSGHs2MpKNgGWbHZ1xNPqs=
      - APP_URL=
      - DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
      - SPEEDTEST_SCHEDULE=
      - SPEEDTEST_SERVERS=
      - DISPLAY_TIMEZONE=Europe/Berlin #optional
      - PRUNE_RESULTS_OLDER_THAN=0 #optional
    volumes:
      - /mnt/data:/config
    ports:
      - 8081:80

Dont forget to set the SPEEDTEST_SCHEDULE otherwise there won't be any automate tests

[BulldozerPete]

Still same error.

[BulldozerPete]

---
services:
  speedtest-tracker:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker:latest
    container_name: speedtest-tracker
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/Berlin
      - APP_KEY=base64:cwMhOHy809wZzRFfAkPXasSGHs2MpKNgGWbHZ1xNPqs=
      - APP_URL=
      - DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
      - SPEEDTEST_SCHEDULE=0 */12 * * *
      - SPEEDTEST_SERVERS=
      - DB_HOST= #optional
      - DB_PORT= #optional
      - DB_DATABASE= #optional
      - DB_USERNAME= #optional
      - DB_PASSWORD= #optional
      - DISPLAY_TIMEZONE=Europe/Berlin #optional
      - PRUNE_RESULTS_OLDER_THAN=0 #optional
    volumes:
      - /mnt/data:/config
    ports:
      - 8081:80
    restart: unless-stopped

[BulldozerPete]

PHP:  syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0

[svenvg93]

Did you remove the volume and recreated the docker?
The compose is looking good to me.

[BulldozerPete]

Yes. Same issue.

using keys found in /config/keys
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
[custom-init] No custom files found, skipping...
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
[ls.io-init] done.
[31-Oct-2025 09:24:37] NOTICE: PHP message: PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0
PHP: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /config/php/php-local.ini on line 3
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Invalid date.timezone value 'TZ', using 'UTC' instead in Unknown on line 0