Starting a container from a container with docker-compose

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Hi,

first of all, I am using Docker Desktop on Windows, and I strongly believe, that my problem is completely Windows specific. Sorry for that!

I have learned, that I can launch a container from another container by using the option

    docker container run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

when launching the fatter container with “docker run”. Good to know!

I’d prefer, though, if I could have the same with docker-compose. I tried the snippet below

    volumes:
        - dockerSock:/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

However, upon “docker-compose up”, I am getting the error message “Cannot create container for service MYSVC: invalid mode: /var/run/docker.sock”. I suspect, because docker-compose doesn’t have the perspective of a running docker daemon, so doesn’t know, what /var/run/docker.sock might be.

Is it possible, to convince docker-compose to launch anyways? Or any other workaround?

Thanks,

Jochen