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Container

Docker Compose defines and runs multi-container applications from a YAML file. The file describes services and their networks, volumes, configs, and secrets.

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Syntax

docker compose <command>

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  • Compose Specification
  • services
  • networks
  • volumes
  • configs
  • secrets
  • docker compose up
  • docker compose down

Source: How Compose works. Checked 2026-11-03.