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2.40.3
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2.39.3
2.39.2
2.39.1
2.39.0
2.38.2
2.38.1
2.37.3
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2.37.1
2.37.0
2.36.2
2.36.1
2.36.0
2.35.1
2.35.0
2.34.0
2.32.4
2.28.1
2.23.3

Docker Compose 5.1.2, published by Docker Inc., is a command-line plugin that extends the Docker CLI to orchestrate multi-container applications through declarative YAML configuration files. Positioned within the Developer Tools / Virtualization & Container category, the utility translates a single docker-compose up instruction into the full life-cycle management of interconnected services—pulling images, building custom ones, provisioning networks and volumes, scaling replicas, and maintaining startup order—so that local development, CI pipelines, and lightweight staging environments behave identically without manual container juggling. Typical use cases include spinning up a LAMP or MEAN stack for web development, launching sidecar containers for integration tests, reproducing a micro-service architecture on a laptop, or sharing a standardized lab environment with teammates by committing the compose file to version control. Although the current stable release is 5.1.2, Docker Inc. has iterated through thirty numbered versions since the Python-based prototype, progressively adding compatibility with the BuildKit build engine, secrets management, GPU reservations, and profiles that toggle optional services on demand. The plugin integrates transparently with Docker Desktop on Windows, macOS, and Linux, supports ARM as well as x86_64 hosts, and honors the same compose specification used by docker-compose V1, ensuring legacy projects migrate without syntax changes. Docker Compose is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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cli 397

compose 4

containers 18

developer-tools 86

docker 52

docker-compose 5