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    docker/compose

    #144 this week

    Define and run multi-container applications with Docker

    devops
    docker
    docker-compose
    go
    golang
    orchestration
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    38.7K stars
    5.9K forks
    722 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #7 among DevOps repositories ranked this week, and #11 over the last 30 days; #144 of 163 repositories with measured growth this week (top 88%).

    This week's +91 stars is in line with its 30-day pace of about +74 per week.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 8 days ago, with 273 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #23 in the weekly ranking the week of Aug 2, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Defines and runs multi-container Docker applications using a declarative Compose file format.
    • Enables easy orchestration of complex container setups with a single command, simplifying multi-service management.
    • Use for local development environments to run and test multi-service applications with isolated containers.
    • Use for automating deployment workflows by defining service dependencies and configurations in code.
    • Use for managing containerized microservices in CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent and reproducible builds.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    No watch-outs from GStars' checks.

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    From the README

    Docker Compose is a tool for running multi-container applications on Docker defined using the Compose file format. A Compose file is used to define how one or more containers that make up your application are configured. Once you have a Compose file, you can create and start your application with a single command: docker compose up.

    Note: About Docker Swarm Docker Swarm used to rely on the legacy compose file format but did not adopted the compose specification so is missing some of the recent enhancements in the compose syntax. After acquisition by Mirantis swarm isn't maintained by Docker Inc, and as such some Docker Compose features aren't accessible to swarm users.

    Docker Compose is included in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS.

    Excerpt from the docker/compose README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 3: +6Sep 20: +0Sep 24: +9Sep 25: +8Sep 26: +14Sep 27: +19Sep 28: +7Oct 11: +7Oct 16: +9Oct 17: +11Oct 18: +9Oct 19: +14Oct 20: +9Oct 31: +12Nov 1: +20Nov 2: +15Nov 3: +18Nov 4: +9Nov 5: +13Nov 6: +10Nov 7: +15Nov 8: +12Nov 9: +15Nov 10: +13Nov 11: +13

    +637 stars over 85 days across 35 snapshot days; best day +20 on Nov 1.

    Forks

    5.9K+117

    Open issues

    126+24

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