Docker Run to Docker Compose Converter
Local ProcessingConvert docker run CLI commands into clean, declarative docker-compose.yml service configurations.
How It Works & Processing Standards
Convert docker run CLI commands into clean, declarative docker-compose.yml service configurations.
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Current Limits
- Maximum input length: 100,000 characters
Move a long docker run command into a reusable Compose file. Risky options Compose cannot express (such as --cap-add) are reported as errors instead of silently dropped.
What You Can Do
- Main options
- Moves --name, -p, -e, -v and the image.
- Safe refusal
- Options it cannot move are reported, not skipped.
How to Use Docker Run to Docker Compose Converter
- 1Paste the commandPaste the docker run command.
- 2Read the resultSee the Compose YAML.
- 3SaveSave as docker-compose.yml.
Examples
nginx container
Input: docker run -d --name web -p 8080:80 -e TZ=Asia/Seoul -v ./html:/usr/share/nginx/html nginx:alpine
Result: services:
web:
image: nginx:alpine
container_name: web
ports:
- "8080:80"
volumes:
- "./html:/usr/share/nginx/html"
environment:
- TZ=Asia/Seoul
Common Use Cases
- Managing a README’s docker run example with Compose
- Gathering several containers into one file
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What about -d (detached)?
In Compose that is chosen at run time with docker compose up -d, so it is not written to the file.