Docker compose up
docker compose up is a Docker Compose command that creates and starts the services declared in a Compose configuration.
Road to Kubernetes
docker compose up -d is a Docker Compose command that creates and starts Compose application services in detached mode.
- How it is used
- Runs Compose-defined application services locally or on a production virtual machine.
- How deep it goes
- Demonstrates foreground, detached, rebuilt, volume, and multi-service startup, but does not detail Compose configuration options comprehensively.
- Examples
- Uses Python and Node.js web services, mounted data volumes, and a Redis service in local and production Compose configurations.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Compose applications, rebuild changed services, inspect running containers, and deploy detached services remotely.
Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition: With Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Terraform
docker compose up is a Docker Compose command that creates and starts the services defined by an application configuration.
- How it is used
- Boots and manages an application’s configured containers as one aggregated development environment.
- How deep it goes
- Explains startup, image rebuilding, output validation, and shutdown consequences without descending into container internals.
- Examples
- Uses a video-streaming microservice, a Compose file, terminal commands, and “Microservice online” startup output.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a Compose application, rebuild changed images, validate startup output, and return the environment to a clean state.
Related concepts
- docker compose up --buildconfigured by · docker compose up --build is a Docker Compose command that rebuilds service images before creating and starting the services.
- Docker Composepart of · Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running applications composed of multiple containers through declarative configuration.
- container imageproduces · A container image is a packaged filesystem and configuration artifact from which a container can be created and run.
- containerproduces · A software container is an isolated execution environment that packages an application and its dependencies while sharing the host operating system kernel.
- docker compose downcontrasts with · docker compose down is a Docker Compose command that stops and removes service containers and networks, optionally removing managed volumes.
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