Even if Git is installed on your host machine (Mac/Windows/Linux), the Docker container is a silo. It cannot see your host’s PATH; it only sees what is installed inside the container itself. Troubleshooting Tips 1. Verify the Install
If you are running composer install or composer update inside a Docker container and hit the warning you aren’t alone. Even if Git is installed on your host
How to Fix "git was not found in your PATH, skipping source download" in Composer & Docker Verify the Install If you are running composer
FROM php:8.2-fpm # Install system dependencies RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ git \ unzip \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Install Composer COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer Use code with caution. For Alpine-based images (e.g., php:8.2-alpine ) Alpine uses apk for package management: dockerfile Even if Git is installed on your host
Add git and unzip (Composer also needs unzip to extract "dist" packages) to your apt-get command: dockerfile