does docker remote api support creating a container using a docker-compose file?

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I have an app that creates docker containers using the docker remote api, which is done using this library.

So far it is working fine with simple configuration options for the container creation. Now I need to create the container with much more config options, so wondering if i can use a docker-compose file. This api is created based on v1.23 of docker remote api spec, does docker remote api support creating a container using a compose file?

I cannot find an option from this documentation. but wondering if i am looking in wrong place.

David Maze · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-28 20:51:46Z

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No; Docker Compose itself is an application that uses the API. You’d need to directly run docker-compose up or something similar as a shell command if you wanted to directly use it.

(You might be able to hack into its internals if you have a Python program, but not from Java.)

answered Nov 28, 2018 at 20:51

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Sri Over a year ago

Yes, I realized that a bit late. Thanks for the response though.

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