The Commands
This lesson lists all the relevant Docker Compose commands with brief reminders of what each one does.
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docker-compose up
is the command to deploy a Compose app. It expects the Compose file to be calleddocker-compose.yml
ordocker-compose.yaml
, but you can specify a custom filename with the-f
flag. It’s common to start the app in the background with the-d
flag. -
docker-compose stop
will stop all of the containers in a Compose app without deleting them from the system. The app can be easily restarted withdocker-compose restart
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docker-compose rm
will delete a stopped Compose app. It will delete containers and networks, but it will not delete volumes and images. -
docker-compose restart
will restart a Compose app that has been stopped withdocker-compose stop
. If you have made changes to your Compose app since stopping it, these changes will not appear in the restarted app. You will need to re-deploy the app to get the changes. -
docker-compose ps
will list each container in the Compose app. It shows the current state, the command each one is running, and network ports. -
docker-compose down
will stop and delete a running Compose app. It deletes containers and networks, but not volumes and images.
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