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description: Learn how to use Docker Compose to define and run multi-container applications with this detailed introduction to the tool.
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keywords: docker compose, docker-compose, docker compose command, docker compose files, docker compose documentation, using docker compose, compose container, docker compose service
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title: Overview of Docker Compose
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redirect_from:
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- /compose/cli-command/
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- /compose/networking/swarm/
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- /compose/overview/
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- /compose/swarm/
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- /compose/completion/
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---
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{% include compose-eol.md %}
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Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
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With Compose, you use a YAML file to configure your application's services.
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Then, with a single command, you create and start all the services
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from your configuration.
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Compose works in all environments; production, staging, development, testing, as
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well as CI workflows. It also has commands for managing the whole lifecycle of your application:
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* Start, stop, and rebuild services
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* View the status of running services
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* Stream the log output of running services
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* Run a one-off command on a service
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The key features of Compose that make it effective are:
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* [Have multiple isolated environments on a single host](features-uses.md#have-multiple-isolated-environments-on-a-single-host)
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* [Preserve volume data when containers are created](features-uses.md#preserves-volume-data-when-containers-are-created)
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* [Only recreate containers that have changed](features-uses.md#only-recreate-containers-that-have-changed)
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* [Support variables and moving a composition between environments](features-uses.md#supports-variables-and-moving-a-composition-between-environments)
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<a href="/compose/install/"><img src="/assets/images/download.svg" alt="Download and install" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/install/">Install Compose </a></h2>
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<p>Follow the instructions on how to install Docker Compose.</p>
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<a href="/compose/gettingstarted/"><img src="/assets/images/explore.svg" alt="Docker Compose" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/gettingstarted/">Try Compose</a></h2>
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<p>Learn the key concepts of Docker Compose whilst building a simple Python web application.</p>
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<a href="/compose/release-notes/"><img src="/assets/images/note-add.svg" alt="Release notes" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/release-notes/">View the release notes</a></h2>
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<p>Find out about the latest enhancements and bug fixes.</p>
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<a href="/compose/features-uses/"><img src="/assets/images/help.svg" alt="FAQs" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/features-uses/">Understand key features of Compose</a></h2>
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<p>Understand its key features and explore common use cases.</p>
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<a href="/compose/compose-file/"><img src="/assets/images/all-inbox.svg" alt="Additional resources" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/compose-file/">Explore the Compose file reference</a></h2>
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<p>Find information on defining services, networks, and volumes for a Docker application.</p>
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<a href="/compose/faq/"><img src="/assets/images/sms.svg" alt="Give feedback" width="70" height="70"></a>
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<h2 id="docker-compose"><a href="/compose/faq/">Browse common FAQs</a></h2>
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<p>Explore general FAQs and find out how to give feedback.</p>
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