Table of contents

docker compose

command line

start application using docker-compose.yaml

docker-compose up

stop all containers using docker-compose.yaml

docker-compose down

using a custom file name

docker-compose -f [file] up

yaml syntax

docker compose hello world

version: "3.7"
services:
  [name]:
    image: alpine
    container_name: [container-name]

setting a custom container name

version: "3.7"
services:
  [name]:
    image: alpine

specifying a custom command

services:
  [name]:
    image: alpine
    command: sh -c 'echo hello'

exposing ports

services:
  [name]:
    image: alpine
    ports: [ 80:80, 8000:8000 ]

mounting a volume

services:
  [name]:
    image: alpine
    volumes: [ .:/app ]
    command: cat /app/[file]