docs/compose/reference/scale.md

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---
description: Sets the number of containers to run for a service.
keywords: fig, composition, compose, docker, orchestration, cli, scale
title: docker-compose scale
notoc: true
---
> **This command is deprecated.** Use the [up](up.md) command with the
`--scale` flag instead. Beware that using `up` with the `--scale` flag has
some [subtle differences](https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/5251) with
the `scale` command, as it incorporates the behaviour of the `up` command.
{: .warning }
```none
Usage: scale [options] [SERVICE=NUM...]
Options:
-t, --timeout TIMEOUT Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds.
(default: 10)
```
Sets the number of containers to run for a service.
Numbers are specified as arguments in the form `service=num`. For example:
docker-compose scale web=2 worker=3
>**Tip**: Alternatively, in
[Compose file version 3.x](../compose-file/index.md), you can specify
[replicas](../compose-file/index.md#replicas)
under the [deploy](../compose-file/index.md#deploy) key as part of a
service configuration for [Swarm mode](/engine/swarm/). The `deploy` key and its sub-options (including `replicas`) only works with the `docker stack deploy` command, not `docker-compose up` or `docker-compose run`.