Docker Compose Generator

Build docker-compose.yml files visually with service templates, stack presets, and live YAML preview.

Stack Templates
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No services yet. Add a service or load a stack template to get started.

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# Add services to generate your docker-compose.yml
Docker Compose Reference

Common Images

  • postgres:15-alpine -- PostgreSQL database
  • redis:alpine -- Redis cache/store
  • nginx:alpine -- Nginx web server
  • node:18-alpine -- Node.js runtime
  • python:3.11-slim -- Python runtime
  • mysql:8 -- MySQL database
  • mongo:latest -- MongoDB database

Restart Policies

  • no -- Never restart (default)
  • always -- Always restart
  • on-failure -- Restart on non-zero exit
  • unless-stopped -- Restart unless manually stopped

Volumes

  • ./host/path:/container/path -- Bind mount
  • volume_name:/container/path -- Named volume
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How to Build a Docker Compose File

Docker Compose files define multi-container applications in a single YAML file — your app, database, cache, reverse proxy, and any other services. This Docker Compose generator helps you scaffold a docker-compose.yml with the right structure, common service patterns, and sensible defaults.

Instead of writing YAML from scratch and debugging indentation errors, use the generator to select your services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx, Node.js, etc.), configure ports, volumes, and environment variables, and get a valid Compose file you can copy into your project. It saves time on boilerplate and reduces YAML syntax errors.

The generator follows Docker Compose v3 syntax, which is the most widely supported version. It includes common patterns like health checks, depends_on ordering, named volumes for data persistence, and network isolation. All generation happens in your browser — your infrastructure configuration stays private. Docker Compose services rely heavily on .env files for secrets and environment-specific config — use our .env validator and diff tool to catch missing variables, duplicate keys, and mismatches between local and production environment files before they cause container startup failures. Once your services are running, use the HTTP Header Analyzer to audit the security headers your Docker services are returning.

Tips

  • Always pin image versions (postgres:16, not postgres:latest) to avoid surprise breaking changes.
  • Use depends_on with health checks to ensure services start in the right order — the default only waits for the container to start, not for the service to be ready.
  • Named volumes (volumes: db-data:) persist data across docker compose down/up cycles. Anonymous volumes don't.
  • Use .env files with Compose for environment-specific config: env_file: .env keeps secrets out of your YAML.