Docker Compose Tip #28: Converting docker run commands to Compose
Stop managing long docker run commands! Convert them to maintainable Compose files. Basic conversions Common flag mappings: # Docker run command docker run -d \ --name myapp \ -p 3000:3000 \ -e NODE_ENV=production \ -e API_KEY=secret123 \ -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ --restart unless-stopped \ myapp:latest Becomes: services: myapp: image: myapp:latest container_name: myapp ports: - "3000:3000" environment: NODE_ENV: production API_KEY: secret123 volumes: - ./data:/app/data - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock restart: unless-stopped Network configurations # Host network docker run --network host nginx # Custom network docker run --network mynet --ip 172.20.0.5 app # Network alias docker run --network mynet --network-alias db postgres Compose equivalent: ...