https://stackonward.com/tags/container-deployment/Recent content in Container Deployment on StackOnwardHugoen-USFri, 11 Sep 2026 05:12:00 +0800https://stackonward.com/posts/docker-compose-production/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:12:00 +0800https://stackonward.com/posts/docker-compose-production/<p>Docker Compose production on one host is a pinned image, durable data, a private app port, resource caps, and a stack that returns after a container or host restart. <code>docker compose up -d</code> only reports that the containers started.</p> <figure> <img src="https://stackonward.com/images/posts/docker-compose-production/en/compose-topology.svg" alt="Single-host Docker Compose production with a reverse proxy, app container, persistent volume, secret file, and size-capped logs" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The public internet should reach only the reverse proxy on 80/443. Keep the app port on loopback or on the container network.</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="when-docker-compose-production-is-the-right-fit">When Docker Compose production is the right fit</h2> <p>Compose can run production when the whole stack lives on one machine, the service graph is small, and a host failure is recovered by a person or a script on another machine:</p>