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podman-compose — Run and manage Compose Specification container definition. More information: <https://github.com/con

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Problem

How to use the podman-compose command: Run and manage Compose Specification container definition. More information: <https://github.com/containers/podman-compose>.

Solution

podman-compose — Run and manage Compose Specification container definition. More information: <https://github.com/containers/podman-compose>.

List all running containers:

podman-compose ps

Create and start all containers in the background using a local docker-compose.yml:

podman-compose up {{[-d|--detach]}}

Start all containers, building if needed:

podman-compose up --build

Start all containers using an alternate compose file:

podman-compose {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file.yaml}} up

Stop all running containers:

podman-compose stop

Remove all containers, networks, and volumes:

podman-compose down {{[-v|--volumes]}}

Follow logs for a container (omit all container names):

podman-compose logs {{[-f|--follow]}} {{container_name}}

Run a one-time command in a service with no ports mapped:

podman-compose run {{service_name}} {{command}}

Code Snippets

List all running containers

podman-compose ps

Create and start all containers in the background using a local `docker-compose.yml`

podman-compose up {{[-d|--detach]}}

Start all containers, building if needed

podman-compose up --build

Start all containers using an alternate compose file

podman-compose {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file.yaml}} up

Stop all running containers

podman-compose stop

Context

tldr-pages: common/podman-compose

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