docker-compose run multiple commands for a service

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I am using docker on windows - version 18.03 (client)/18.05 (server). I have created docker-compose file for ELK stack. Everything is working fine. What I would like to do is, to install logtrail before kibana is started. I was thinking about copying logtrail*.zip first, then call install:

container_name: kibana
(...)
command:
  - docker cp kibana:/ ./kibana/logtrail/logtrail-6.7.1-0.1.31.zip
  - /bin/bash
  - ./bin/kibana-plugin install/logtrail-6.7.1-0.1.31.zip

But that doesn't look like right way as first of all it doesn't work, second of all I am not sure if I can call mutliple commands like I did and third of all I'm not sure if docker cp in command is even allowed on that stage of service creation

Usually you want to create a custom image if you need to install software on top of some base image. — David Maze
– David Maze, Commented Apr 19, 2019 at 20:33

Görkem Mülayim · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-18 14:31:37Z

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command:
- /bin/bash
- -c
- |
  echo "This is a multiline command"
  echo "See how I escape $$ sign"
  echo $$PATH

You can run multiple commands like above however you can not run docker cp as in your command.

edited Sep 18, 2019 at 14:31

answered Sep 18, 2019 at 14:23

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Ranjan MP · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-06 08:44:51Z

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You can run multiple commands for a service in docker compose by:

command: sh -c "command1 && command2 && command2"

answered Jun 6, 2021 at 8:44

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GtdDev · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-02 18:46:44Z

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THATS MY SOLUTION FOR THIS CASE:

#    OPTION 01:
#    command: >
#      bash -c "chmod +x /scripts/rs-init.sh
#      && sh /scripts/rs-init.sh"
#    OPTION 02:
#    entrypoint: [ "bash", "-c", "chmod +x /scripts/rs-init.sh && sh /scripts/rs-init.sh"]

answered Dec 2, 2021 at 18:46

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Sami Hulkko · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-20 10:37:36Z

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For standard notation I would use following:

    entrypoint: /bin/sh
    command:
      - "-c"
      - "apt update && apt install sendmail nano less -y && update-ca-certificates && apache2-foreground"

One could do a small init.sh script and mount it

volumes:
   - /path/to/init.sh:/init.sh

that has the commands and seed that instead of "apt update&&..."

answered Mar 20 at 10:37

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loyalBrown · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-16 12:57:12Z

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If you're looking to install software David Maze's comment seems to be the standard path. If you want to actually run multiple commands look at the answer to this SO question Using Docker-Compose, how to execute multiple commands

answered May 16, 2019 at 12:57

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