Docker Compose to Run
Convert Docker Compose YAML files to Docker run commands.
About Docker Compose to Run Converter
What Does This Tool Do?
This tool converts Docker Compose YAML files into equivalent docker run commands. When you have a docker-compose.yml defining services with ports, volumes, environment variables, and networks, this tool extracts each service and generates the corresponding docker run command that would produce the same container configuration.
Why We Built It
There are many situations where Docker Compose is not available — CI/CD pipelines with only the Docker CLI, quick-start scripts, minimal server setups, or when you need to run a single service from a multi-service compose file. Manually translating compose YAML to run commands is tedious and error-prone, especially with complex configurations involving volumes, networks, and health checks.
How to Use It
Paste your docker-compose.yml content in the left panel. The tool will automatically parse the YAML and generate equivalent docker run commands for each service. You can copy the output, download it as a shell script, or adjust specific services. All processing is done client-side in your browser.
Supported Docker Compose Features
The converter handles ports (-p), volumes (-v), environment variables (-e), container names (--name), restart policies (--restart), network mode (--network), working directory (-w), entrypoint (--entrypoint), command overrides, memory and CPU limits, privileged mode, and many more docker run flags.
When to Use docker run vs Docker Compose
Use docker run for single-container deployments, quick testing, CI/CD scripts, and environments without Compose. Use Docker Compose when managing multi-container applications, defining service dependencies, or working with complex networking. Docker Compose is generally preferred for development environments, while docker run is simpler for production single-container deployments.