how to ignore compose.yaml

[unazikx]

What happened?

i have this output when use winapps-setup

❯ sudo winapps-setup
################################################################################
#                                                                              #
#                            WinApps Install Wizard                            #
#                                                                              #
################################################################################

Q) Install or uninstall WinApps? --> Install
Q) Configure WinApps for the current user 'root' or the whole system? --> Current User
Q) Automatically install supported applications or choose manually? --> Manual (Default)

[WARNING] You are running a WinApps installation located outside of default location '/nix/store/zv4vl4vpr1pn5dxzlj65bcqy554zlrcw-winapps-0-unstable-2025-07-02/src'. A new installation will be created.
[WARNING] You might want to remove your old installation on '/nix/store/zv4vl4vpr1pn5dxzlj65bcqy554zlrcw-winapps-0-unstable-2025-07-02/bin'.
Installing WinApps.
Attempting to load WinApps configuration file... Failed!

ERROR: MISSING CONFIGURATION FILE.
A valid WinApps configuration file was not found.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please create a configuration file at /root/.config/winapps/winapps.conf.
See https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps?tab=readme-ov-file#step-3-create-a-winapps-configuration-file
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exiting with status '4'.

using this config for container
https://github.com/unazikx/flake/blob/slave/modules/hardware/virtualization/winapps.nix

Your FreeRDP version and where you got it from

This is FreeRDP version 3.30.0 (n/a)

Your Linux distribution and version

NixOS 26.11 (Zokor) 26.11 x86_64

Your winapps.conf

RDP_USER="..."
RDP_PASS="..."
WAFLAVOR="podman"
VM_NAME="RDPWindows"
REMOVABLE_MEDIA="/run/media"
APP_SCAN_TIMEOUT="60"
BOOT_TIMEOUT="120"
PORT_TIMEOUT="5"
RDP_FLAGS="/cert:tofu /sound /microphone"
RDP_IP="127.0.0.1"
RDP_SCALE="100"
RDP_TIMEOUT="30"

Logs

Terms

• I am running the latest version.
• To the best of my knowledge, this is a bug and not a setup nor a FreeRDP problem.
• I have checked for duplicate issues.
• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct.

[oskardotglobal]

don't run it as root

[unazikx]

it also gives this error, but searches compose.yaml in user directory

[oskardotglobal]

You will either have to create a compose file or switch the flavour to "manual" if you have an externally managed VM/Container

[unazikx]

use manual
Q) Automatically install supported applications or choose manually? --> Manual (Default)

[oskardotglobal]

No, in your winapps.conf set WAFLAVOR to manual

[unazikx]

oh, okay