Compose is a single-host container orchestrator for single and multi-container applications.

• Specification: https://compose-spec.io
• Definition: Compose File (YAML)
• Elements:
  • Services,
  • Network,
  • Volumes,
  • Configs,
  • Secrets
• Supports:
  • .env files,
  • Interpolation
• Features:
  • Dependency resolution,
  • Resource limits (CPU & RAM),
  • Remote deploy (SSH)
• Compatibility:
  • Docker,
  • Podman (via docker-compose),
  • Podman (via podman-compose),
  • Kubernetes (via kompose)