Share Compose configurations between files and projects in ASP.Net Core

Hello all,

This is my first time using a docker-compose file. I have multiple projects (solutions) to make my project work, API, MVC, Gateway, they are all in their own solution. I would like my docker-compose in my MVC(front-end) project to be the main one that starts up. Is this the correct way to do this? I was hoping I don’t need to put all the projects in the same solution. Here is my docker-compose file and all the projects are in the same folder. I went to link a path to each Dockerfile but when it goes to the project not in the solution it cannot be built.(cant find the project) I tried starting with the C:/ path and using  ../ to go back into the main folder with all the projects.

//docker-compose.yml
version: '3.4'

services:
  harkinstech:
    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY-}harkinstech
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile   
  harkinsuserapi:
    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY-}harkinsuserapi
    build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ..\HarkinsUserAPI\Dockerfile

//docker-compose.override.yml
version: '3.4'

services:
  harkinstech:
    environment:
      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=https://+:443;http://+:80
    ports:
      - "50110:80"
      - "50111:443"
    volumes:
      - ${APPDATA}/Microsoft/UserSecrets:/root/.microsoft/usersecrets:ro
      - ${APPDATA}/ASP.NET/Https:/root/.aspnet/https:ro
  harkinsuserapi:
    environment:
      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=https://+:443;http://+:80
    ports:
      - "50000:80"
      - "50001:443"
    volumes:
      - ${APPDATA}/Microsoft/UserSecrets:/root/.microsoft/usersecrets:ro
      - ${APPDATA}/ASP.NET/Https:/root/.aspnet/https:ro