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docker compose up — Start and run Docker services defined in a Compose file. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/

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Problem

How to use the docker compose up command: Start and run Docker services defined in a Compose file. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/compose/up/>.

Solution

docker compose up — Start and run Docker services defined in a Compose file. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/compose/up/>.

Start all services defined in the docker-compose file:

docker compose up

Start services in the background (detached mode):

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

Start services and rebuild images before starting:

docker compose up --build

Start specific services only:

docker compose up {{service1 service2 ...}}

Start services with custom compose file:

docker compose {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/config}} up

Start services and remove orphaned containers:

docker compose up --remove-orphans

Start services with scaled instances:

docker compose up --scale {{service}}={{count}}

Start services and show logs with timestamps:

docker compose up --timestamps

Code Snippets

Start all services defined in the docker-compose file

docker compose up

Start services in the background (detached mode)

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

Start services and rebuild images before starting

docker compose up --build

Start specific services only

docker compose up {{service1 service2 ...}}

Start services with custom compose file

docker compose {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/config}} up

Context

tldr-pages: common/docker compose up

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