Docker Compose Generator
Generate a docker-compose.yml with an application service plus optional database, cache, and web server services.
Select the services your local environment needs - app, database, cache, web server - and this tool assembles a working docker-compose.yml.
Use the Docker Compose Validator to double-check the output, or the Docker Run to Compose Converter if you're migrating from existing docker run commands.
What Is Docker Compose?
Docker Compose defines and runs multi-container applications from a single YAML file - instead of running several docker run commands by hand, docker compose up starts every defined service together with the right ports, volumes, and networking.
Why Use This Tool?
Assembling a correct docker-compose.yml by hand means remembering the right image names, environment variables, and port mappings for each common service (a Postgres database, Redis cache, and so on). This tool provides working starting definitions for the most common combinations.
How to Use It
- Enable the services you need: application, database (MySQL/Postgres), Redis, and/or a web server.
- Configure ports, volumes, and environment variables for each enabled service.
- Copy the generated docker-compose.yml into your project.
Limitations
This is not a claim of full Docker Compose spec compatibility - it covers the common fields (services, ports, volumes, environment, networks, depends_on) most local development setups need, not every advanced Compose feature.