Docker Compose Overview

What is Docker Compose?

Docker Compose is a tool that allows for defining and managing multi-container Docker applications. It uses a declarative pattern to orchestrate and run multiple Docker containers as a single application stack. By declarative, we mean defining the desired state we want and Docker Compose does that for us.

Docker Compose makes use of the YAML file for its declaration. With the YAML file, we’re able to define an application’s network, volumes, and service, which makes it easy to share application configuration.

Structure of a Docker Compose YAML file

A Docker Compose YAML file is used to define and configure an application. It consists of multiple sections, including version, services ...