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How to Use Docker Compose

Orchestrate your containers

Ziga Petek
6 min readMay 22, 2023
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Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. It allows developers to define a set of services and their dependencies in a YAML file, and then run them all with a single command.

It simplifies the process of managing complex Docker environments by allowing developers to specify the configuration of multiple containers and their interdependencies in a single file.

With Docker Compose, developers can easily create, start, and stop multi-container Docker applications with a single command, making it a valuable tool for development, testing, and deployment.

TL;DR

Docker Compose is the go-to orchestration tool to manage and connect all of your docker images into a bigger, self-sufficient system. Learn how to use Docker Compose and write your first configuration to run a simple blog.

Why do I Need Docker Compose?

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In my last article I explained in detail what Docker is, how you can use it and why you should start using it now. However, there is a small problem, that can make it…

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Ziga Petek
Ziga Petek

Written by Ziga Petek

Developer, writer and a pure genious ... I may have exagerated a little ... Author of https://divine-coding.com

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