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Docker and containers · Intermediate · 4 h

Multi-service stacks with Compose

Run an application with its dependencies (databases, monitoring) as one stack on a laptop.

Why employers care: Teams use Compose for local development and tests. It is the step before Kubernetes.

In the roadmaps for: AI/ML Engineer, Software Engineer (Backend), DevOps / Platform Engineer

Lessons, in order

  1. An application and its monitoring, with Docker ComposeRun the instrumented fare API and Prometheus with its alert rules as one stack, with health checks and ordered start-up.3 min