docker/compose
Define and run multi-container applications with Docker observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 10
- age_days: 4650
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 52
Adoption not part of the score
38065 stars · 5793 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications using the Compose file format (compose.yaml). It lets you start, stop, and manage all services of an application with a single command like `docker compose up`.
Use cases
- run multi-container docker applications locally
- define app services in a compose.yaml file
- spin up a full dev environment with one command
- orchestrate local microservices for development
- manage dependent services like database and web app together
- reproduce application environments across machines
When to choose
- you need to run several containers that make up one application
- you want declarative, reproducible local development environments
- you want a single command to start and stop your whole app stack
- you want the standard, widely-supported compose specification tool
When to avoid
- you need full production container orchestration with scaling and scheduling (use Kubernetes)
- you run a single container only (plain docker run suffices)
- you rely on Docker Swarm-specific legacy compose features
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
container-orchestration deployment cli configuration-management developer-tools developer-tools backend windows go cli cross-platform docker-compose compose-spec multi-container local-development docker-plugin devops containers automation linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/docker/compose · fetched 2026-08-28 · c99e13c9acd8
- homepage: https://docs.docker.com/compose/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ba703483c090
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations/claude-desktop · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60ececd493de
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations/chatgpt · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8f6dec653358
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations/t3-code · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb9f85957f40
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 292801ea55f7
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3055e7b816a0
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations · fetched 2026-08-29 · 05f59418049e
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations/vscode · fetched 2026-08-29 · 48747553828d
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/integrations/cursor · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6373846e0b42
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| docker/compose | main | 99 |
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