How do I convert Docker Run commands to Docker Compose YAML?
Paste your complex docker run command and instantly generate a production-ready docker-compose.yml file. This utility is indispensable for developers transitioning from local testing to container orchestration and permanent infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
Why Move from Docker Run to Docker Compose?
While docker run is excellent for quick tests or one-off tasks, it becomes a maintenance burden as your stack grows. Docker Compose offers several critical advantages that senior engineers prioritize:
- **Version Control**: Store your infrastructure definitions in Git alongside your code.
- **Service Orchestration**: Manage multi-container applications (e.g., App + Redis + DB) with a single docker-compose up command.
- **Volume & Network Persistence**: Explicitly define storage and networking topologies that survive container restarts without manual re-linking.
- **Environment Management**: Centralize variables in an .env file instead of cluttering your bash history with sensitive secrets.
- **2026 Standards**: Our converter supports modern Compose features like depends_on health-checks and deploy resource limits used in Swarm and Kubernetes-edge environments.
- **Reproducibility**: Ensure every member of your team is running the exact same environment with zero "it works on my machine" friction.
Features & Supported Flags
Our parser is engineered to handle industrial-strength Docker commands, including:
- **Volumes and Bind Mounts**: Correctly translates -v and --mount flags into the volumes block.
- **Port Mapping**: Handles -p and --publish with support for UDP/TCP protocol specifications.
- **Environment Variables**: Automatically identifies -e and --env flags, formatting them into a clean environment list.
- **Networking**: Maps --network, --link, and --ip to the appropriate Compose network sections.
- **Restart Policies**: Converts --restart to the idiomatic Compose restart policies (always, unless-stopped, etc.).
- **Resource Constraints**: Advanced mapping for --memory and --cpus into the deploy.resources section for modern CPU/RAM limiting.
- **Capabilities & Privileges**: Supports --privileged and --cap-add for security-sensitive containers.
How to use the Docker-to-Compose Converter:
1. **Paste Command**: Paste your raw docker run CLI command (including backslash-continued multi-line commands).
2. **Instant Translation**: The V8-powered parser immediately identifies the flags and generates the corresponding YAML structure.
3. **YAML Validation**: Our tool ensures the output follows valid YAML syntax for immediate use.
4. **Deploy**: Copy the output into a docker-compose.yml file and run docker-compose up -d.
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Zero-Knowledge Execution & Edge Architecture
Unlike traditional monolithic developer utilities, DevUtility Hub operates entirely on a Zero-Knowledge architectural framework. When utilizing the Ubuntu Docker Run to Compose, all computational workload is completely shifted to your local execution environment via WebAssembly (Wasm) and your browser's native JavaScript engine (such as V8 or SpiderMonkey).
Why Local Workloads Matter
Transmitting proprietary JSON objects, sensitive source code, or unencrypted text strings to an unknown third-party server introduces critical security vulnerabilities. By executing the Ubuntu Docker Run to Compose securely within the isolated sandbox of your Document Object Model (DOM), we structurally guarantee strict compliance with major data protection regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA. We do not ingest, log, or telemetry your text payloads. Your local RAM serves as the absolute boundary.
Network-Free Performance
Furthermore, by completely eliminating asynchronous HTTP POST payloads to a centralized cloud infrastructure, we guarantee effectively zero latency. The Ubuntu Docker Run to Compose provides instant execution without arbitrary rate limits, artificial file size constraints, or server timeouts. Our global edge network serves the application wrapper, while your local machine handles the heavy lifting.
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