Docker Run to Compose Converter

Convert a docker run command into a docker compose.yaml service with ports, volumes and environment.

How do I convert docker run to docker compose?

Paste your docker run command and the tool maps each option to its compose key — -p to ports, -v to volumes, -e to environment, --restart to restart, --name to container_name — and writes a compose.yaml you can start with docker compose up -d.

Mapping

docker run	compose.yaml
`-p 8080:80`	`ports: ["8080:80"]`
`-v data:/var/lib`	`volumes:` + top-level named volume
`-e KEY=value`	`environment:`
`--restart unless-stopped`	`restart: unless-stopped`
`--network mynet`	`networks:` (external)

Options without a direct equivalent are listed as warnings.

Frequently asked questions

Is the file called docker-compose.yml or compose.yaml?

Both work; compose.yaml is the current recommended name.

Do I need the version: key?

No, it is obsolete in Docker Compose v2.

Is anything sent to a server?

No, conversion runs in your browser.