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Docker Compose installation methods

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications^[600-developer__docker__docker-compose__docker-compose-01.md]. It allows users to launch multiple images simultaneously using a configuration file typically named docker-compose.yml^[600-developer__docker__docker-compose__docker-compose-01.md].

Installation via yum

On systems using the yum package manager, Docker Compose can be installed through the following steps^[600-developer__docker__docker-compose__docker-compose-01.md]:

  1. Install EPEL release: 
    yum install -y epel-release
  2. Install Python pip: 
    yum install -y python-pip
  3. Install Docker Compose: 
    pip install docker-compose
  4. Verify installation: 
    docker-compose --version

Installation via Shell script

Alternatively, Docker Compose can be installed directly by downloading the binary from the GitHub repository^[600-developer__docker__docker-compose__docker-compose-01.md].

  1. Download the binary: 
    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.23.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  2. Apply executable permissions: 
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  3. Verify installation: 
    docker-compose --version
  4. Migrate labels (if necessary): 
    docker-compose migrate-to-labels

Sources

  • 600-developer__docker__docker-compose__docker-compose-01.md