$ cd ~/test $ cat docker-compose.yml version: '3.3’ services: db: image: mysql:5.7 volumes: - dbdata:/var/lib/mysql restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: somewordpress MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress MYSQL_USER: wordpress MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress wordpress: depends_on: - db i…

Hey tech687, To get faster answers, maybe you should put a bit of efforts into explaining your problem. Like, you know, formatting and such :wink: Now, for what I understand, you just want to change the name of your container. In docker-compose, you can do this by setting the “container_name” prop…

I am a person starting to learn docker. If you run into the same problem as me: ERROR: The Compose file './docker-compose.yml' is invalid because: services.dynamodb-local.networks.default contains "ALIAS_NAME", which is an invalid type, it should be an array be sure to add a hyphen when writing y…

[image] tintinero1: add a hyphen when writing your alias in docker compose Thanks for reporting back! Without reading any documentation, the plural form of aliases may already reveal it’s a list, a.k.a. an array. If you need any help on YAML, see, e.g.: YAML Tutorial: Everything Yo…

Following article would help Custom Container Names In Docker Compose

To set custom container names in Docker Compose, you can utilize the container_name field within your service definition. Here’s a brief guide: Open your docker-compose.yml file. Under the desired service, add the container_name field followed by the desired custom name. For example: services: …

Hello, How can I make a mix of default container name with a custom postfix? I like that if I drop container_name then it’s auto-generated as [project]-[service]-[index] because I can change “name” of my project and it will be propagated to the container name. But in one case I’d like to have my c…

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