Docker Compose

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9" # optional since v1.27.0
services: # containers, same as docker run
  service1: # a custom name, it's also the DNS name inside network
    image: #optional
    command: #optional
    volumes: #optional, same as -v
    environment: #optional, same as -e
  service2:
    depends_on: 
      - service1

volumes: #optional
networks: #optional

add image build

docker-compose can build a custom image, too.

services:
  myService:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: my.Dockerfile
    image: my-image 

CLI

docker-compose is perfect for dev / test tasks. It can build and destroy the env quickly.

• docker-compose up: build and run the container

• docker-compose down: stop and remove the constainer / network

  • to remove the volumes, use -v