Scribd
Upload
12 views

Docker-Compose-Simplifying-Multi-Container-Applications

Uploaded by

Prena Manohar Lal Lalwani
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
12 views

Docker-Compose-Simplifying-Multi-Container-Applications

Uploaded by

Prena Manohar Lal Lalwani
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 17

Docker Compose:

Simplifying Multi-
Container
Applications
Docker Compose simplifies multi-container application
management. A tool to define and manage multi-container
Docker applications.
Group Members: Muskan, Prena, Koyal, Shiwani
What is Docker Compose?
YAML Configuration Simple Management

Defines and manages multi-container Docker Uses a YAML file (docker-compose.yml) for
applications. configuration.
Why Use Docker Compose?

1 Simplified 2 Easy Scalability


Management
Easily scale services
Simplifies up or down.
management of
multiple containers.

3 Consistent 4 Effortless Linking


Environments
Eliminates manual
Provides consistent effort of linking
environments across containers.
development, testing,
and production.
Key Features
Single File Definition Lifecycle Management Networking and Volumes

Define multi-container Manage application lifecycle: Supports networking and


applications in a single file. start, stop, build, scale, and shared volumes between
clean. containers.
Components of Docker
Compose
docker-compose.yml

Configuration file for services, networks, and volumes.

Common Commands

Start, stop, build, scale, and clean services.


Anatomy of docker-
compose.yml
version: "3.9" Defines Compose file version

services: web: Defines individual containers

image: nginx Specifies the Docker


image to use

ports: - "80:80" Maps host ports to


container ports

environment: POSTGRES\ Passes environment


_USER: user variables to containers
How Docker Compose Works

1 Define Application

Define the application in docker-compose.yml.

2 Start Services

Run docker-compose up to start services.

3 Stop Services

Run docker-compose down to stop services


and clean up resources.
Advantages

1 Streamlined 2 Portability and


Management Reproducibility

Streamlines multi- Ensures portability


container application and reproducibility.
management.

3 Simplified Testing 4 Scaling and Load


Balancing
Simplifies testing with
isolated environments. Enables easy scaling
and load balancing.
Real-World Use Cases

Web Development

Run backend, frontend, and database services together.

Testing Environments

Simulate complex setups with minimal effort.

Microservices

Manage interdependent services in a unified way.


Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Output
Conclusion
Docker Compose is a powerful tool that simplifies the
development and deployment of multi-container
applications.

You might also like