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Pablo Cegarra
Asked: 2020-01-14 10:56:17 +0800 CST 2020-01-14 10:56:17 +0800 CST

Docker compose auto start on reboot

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I need to launch a docker-compose on an ubuntu-server every time it is rebooted.

I have tried to create a crontab like this:

@reboot docker-compose -f /home/user/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml up -d

But when I restart it this has not given results, any ideas?

ubuntu

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The only thing you need for it to restart itself is restart: alwaysin the yml .

    So if you docker-compose.ymlare this:

    version: '2'
services:
  web:
    build: .
    ports:
     - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
     - .:/code
  redis:
    image: "redis:alpine"

    It is enough for you to put it restart: alwaysin the container :

    version: '2'
services:
  web:
    restart: always
    build: .
    ports:
     - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
     - .:/code
  redis:
    image: "redis:alpine"

    Then, in the folder, you do docker-compose up -d(so that it boots as a separate process) and voila, every time Ubuntu restarts , it boots the container .

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  2. A good tip is to put it like:

    restart:on-failure:5

    Thus, I limit the attempts to upload the container to 5 times in case of failures. If you leave it on, it alwayswill try to upload the container forever and that can mean a consumption of resources that degrades your system.

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