This script is used to install and manage docker compose projects with systemd.

A semi-automatic dependency mechanism is available.

This can be used to automatically start the different compose services in the correct order (but no waiting for availability is done, as containers in a compose file).

You need to copy compose-dirs.conf in /etc/ and compose-dirs in /usr/local/bin/ or any directory in your PATH

Edit /etc/compose-dirs.conf file to adjust configuration to your liking.

By default, the following configuration is:

• compose directory: /etc/compose
• compose user: compose
• systemd base service name: compose@.service
• dependencies file: /etc/compose/compose.deps

Dependencies:

• bash
• systemd
• docker with Compose v2 or docker-compose
• python3
• coreutils
• findutils

This file specify one compose directory per line, following by a colon and a coma separated list of compose directories dependencies.

Ex:

compose_1:
compose_2:
compose_3:compose_1,compose_2
compose_4:compose_2

Install the Systemd service template:

compose-dirs install

Every time you modify a compose project or a dependency, just run:

compose-dirs update

or run:

compose-dirs update your_application

You can then start the whole chain with:

compose-dirs start

Or just your application with:

compose-dirs start your_application

There are also stop, restart and status commands.

Use -h or --help to get help.

Use -v or --verbose to get verbose output.

Use -V or --version to show compose-dirs version.

You can use ./testindocker to install it in a temporary docker

• Add app1: and app2: to /etc/compose/compose.deps file by using docker exec or a local ssh connection.
• Install systemd services: compose-dirs update
• Start them: systemctl start compose@app1, same for app2.