Create and start containers
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--abort-on-container-exit |
Stops all containers if any container was stopped. Incompatible with -d | ||
--always-recreate-deps |
Recreate dependent containers. Incompatible with --no-recreate. | ||
--attach |
stringArray |
Attach to service output. | |
--attach-dependencies |
Attach to dependent containers. | ||
--build |
Build images before starting containers. | ||
-d, --detach |
Detached mode: Run containers in the background | ||
--exit-code-from |
string |
Return the exit code of the selected service container. Implies --abort-on-container-exit | |
--force-recreate |
Recreate containers even if their configuration and image haven't changed. | ||
--no-build |
Don't build an image, even if it's missing. | ||
--no-color |
Produce monochrome output. | ||
--no-deps |
Don't start linked services. | ||
--no-log-prefix |
Don't print prefix in logs. | ||
--no-recreate |
If containers already exist, don't recreate them. Incompatible with --force-recreate. | ||
--no-start |
Don't start the services after creating them. | ||
--pull |
string |
missing |
Pull image before running ("always"|"missing"|"never") |
--quiet-pull |
Pull without printing progress information. | ||
--remove-orphans |
Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file. | ||
-V, --renew-anon-volumes |
Recreate anonymous volumes instead of retrieving data from the previous containers. | ||
--scale |
stringArray |
Scale SERVICE to NUM instances. Overrides the scale setting in the Compose file if present. |
|
-t, --timeout |
int |
10 |
Use this timeout in seconds for container shutdown when attached or when containers are already running. |
--timestamps |
Show timestamps. | ||
--wait |
Wait for services to be running|healthy. Implies detached mode. |
Builds, (re)creates, starts, and attaches to containers for a service.
Unless they are already running, this command also starts any linked services.
The docker compose up command aggregates the output of each container (like docker compose logs --follow does).
When the command exits, all containers are stopped. Running docker compose up --detach starts the containers in the
background and leaves them running.
If there are existing containers for a service, and the service’s configuration or image was changed after the
container’s creation, docker compose up picks up the changes by stopping and recreating the containers
(preserving mounted volumes). To prevent Compose from picking up changes, use the --no-recreate flag.
If you want to force Compose to stop and recreate all containers, use the --force-recreate flag.
If the process encounters an error, the exit code for this command is 1.
If the process is interrupted using SIGINT (ctrl + C) or SIGTERM, the containers are stopped, and the exit code is 0.