Docker-compose can't find suitable file, even though it exists

Question

So I am running ubuntu 18.04 lts on windows 10 through hyper-v and I'm trying to run the docker compose command through the terminal. When inside the docker folder and I run ls, it says there is a docker-compose.yml file. Still when I run docker compose command, it says no suitable configuration file is found.

docker-compose up -d
ERROR: 
    Can't find a suitable configuration file in this directory or any
    parent. Are you in the right directory?

    Supported filenames: docker-compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml

I'm using docker version 18.09.0 and docker compose version 1.22.0

Answer 1

On Ubuntu Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS I was facing the same issue. I don't know the exact reason but Docker and Docker Compose installed with snap was not working.

sudo snap remove docker && sudo snap remove docker-compose

Installed docker from Officials Docs here and compose from here via apt and and now my Docker Compose file start working

Answer 2

Found out the problem was using shared folder functionality with Hyper V and windows 10. For some reason docker won't work when the docker-compose.yml file is located inside that, however when I move it outside of the shared(e.g. home directory) folder it does work. So if I want to use the docker file I have to place it outside the shared folder to make it work. Rest of the project runs as expected, so a little workaround ......