Docker Compose Generator

Build a production-ready docker-compose.yml visually. Add services, wire up ports, volumes, env vars, networks, and healthchecks — copy the YAML when you're done.

Preset Stacks

Services

0

No services yet. Click Add Service or pick a preset stack above.

Top-Level Volumes

Named volumes referenced by services will need a top-level entry to persist.

Top-Level Networks

Defaults to a bridge network. Add entries here only if you need custom drivers or isolated networks.

Generated docker-compose.yml

Save as docker-compose.yml at your project root, then run docker compose up -d.

services: {}

Validate with docker compose config before deploying.

For multiple environments, layer overrides with docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up.

About Docker Compose Generator

The Docker Compose Generator is a free online tool that builds copy-ready docker-compose.yml files. Instead of memorizing the Compose schema or hunting through docs for the right indentation, you fill in a form for each service and the tool produces idiomatic YAML — properly quoted, properly nested, and ready to drop into your project.

Docker Compose lets you describe an entire multi-container application — web server, database, cache, queue, anything — in one declarative file. A single docker compose up brings everything online with the right ports exposed, the right environment variables loaded, the right volumes mounted, and the right startup order enforced.

All processing happens locally in your browser. Your image names, environment variables, and configuration are never sent to a server.

How to Use Docker Compose Generator

  1. 1. Pick a preset stack to start fast (Web + DB, MERN, LAMP, WordPress, monitoring) — or click Add Service to build from scratch.
  2. 2. For each service, choose image (pull from a registry) or build (build from a local Dockerfile). The image field has autocomplete for common images.
  3. 3. Add ports as host:container mappings.
  4. 4. Add environment variables — values that look like booleans or numbers are auto-quoted so YAML treats them as strings.
  5. 5. Add volumes as host:container. If the host side is a name (e.g. db-data), add a matching entry under Top-Level Volumes to persist it.
  6. 6. Wire services together with comma-separated depends_on and networks.
  7. 7. Optionally add a healthcheck command so Docker can mark the container healthy or restart it when it stalls.
  8. 8. Click Copy, save as docker-compose.yml, run docker compose config to validate, then docker compose up -d.

Common Use Cases

Local development environments

Spin up a web server, database, and cache identical to production without polluting your laptop with native installs.

CI/CD test fixtures

Boot ephemeral databases and message queues per test job; tear them down when the workflow finishes.

Self-hosted apps

Run WordPress, Gitea, Plausible, n8n, Mastodon, and other open-source projects on a home server or VPS.

Microservice prototyping

Stand up 3–5 services with their own networks and depends_on chains to explore an architecture before committing to it.

Onboarding documentation

Ship a single compose file with your project so new contributors can run <code>docker compose up</code> and have everything working in minutes.

Monitoring & observability

Pair Prometheus and Grafana for local dashboards, or add Loki and Tempo for logs and traces.

Frequently Asked Questions