Nicolas De Loof d38fa3431a test(e2e): cp, environment and config scenarios
- cp: the twelve copy directions become one scenario; Dir() joins the
  Scenario API for actions that exchange files with the host, and
  FileContains observes what landed there. The files copied in and out
  live in the txtar archive instead of writing into the fixture tree.
- environment: TestEnvPriority splits into three scenarios, one per
  compose model (environment section, bare, env_file section), each
  declaring its .env variants inline; StdoutContains joins the
  vocabulary so container output cannot collide with progress noise
  (the unused framework predicate of the same name is removed). The
  fixed 'env-compose-priority' image name becomes project-scoped.
- config: rendering assertions move to scenario steps; the config
  output is the observable here by definition.
  TestConfigHashMatchesContainerLabel stays legacy: it cross-references
  hashes captured at runtime, which checks cannot hold.
- Fixtures cp-test/, environment/ and config/ are removed.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas De Loof <[email protected]>
2026-08-18 16:49:56 +02:00
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Table of Contents

Docker Compose

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Docker Compose is a tool for running multi-container applications on Docker defined using the Compose file format. A Compose file is used to define how one or more containers that make up your application are configured. Once you have a Compose file, you can create and start your application with a single command: docker compose up.

Note

: About Docker Swarm Docker Swarm used to rely on the legacy compose file format but did not adopt the compose specification so is missing some of the recent enhancements in the compose syntax. After acquisition by Mirantis swarm isn't maintained by Docker Inc, and as such some Docker Compose features aren't accessible to swarm users.

Where to get Docker Compose

Windows and macOS

Docker Compose is included in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS.

Linux

You can download Docker Compose binaries from the release page on this repository.

Rename the relevant binary for your OS to docker-compose and copy it to $HOME/.docker/cli-plugins

Or copy it into one of these folders to install it system-wide:

  • /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins OR /usr/local/libexec/docker/cli-plugins
  • /usr/lib/docker/cli-plugins OR /usr/libexec/docker/cli-plugins

(might require making the downloaded file executable with chmod +x)

Quick Start

Using Docker Compose is a three-step process:

  1. Define your app's environment with a Dockerfile so it can be reproduced anywhere.
  2. Define the services that make up your app in compose.yaml so they can be run together in an isolated environment.
  3. Lastly, run docker compose up and Compose will start and run your entire app.

A Compose file looks like this:

services:
  web:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
      - .:/code
  redis:
    image: redis

Contributing

Want to help develop Docker Compose? Check out our contributing documentation.

If you find an issue, please report it on the issue tracker.

Legacy

The Python version of Compose is available under the v1 branch.

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