Install Compose standalone
On this page you can find instructions on how to install Compose standalone on Linux or Windows Server, from the command line.
On Linux
Compose standalone
Note that Compose standalone uses the
-compose
syntax instead of the current standard syntaxcompose
.
For example typedocker-compose up
when using Compose standalone, instead ofdocker compose up
.
To download and install Compose standalone, run:
$ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.29.2/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
Apply executable permissions to the standalone binary in the target path for the installation.
Test and execute compose commands using
docker-compose
.Tip
If the command
docker-compose
fails after installation, check your path. You can also create a symbolic link to/usr/bin
or any other directory in your path. For example:$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose
On Windows Server
Follow these instructions if you are running the Docker daemon and client directly on Microsoft Windows Server and want to install Docker Compose.
Run PowerShell as an administrator. When asked if you want to allow this app to make changes to your device, select Yes in order to proceed with the installation.
GitHub now requires TLS1.2. In PowerShell, run the following:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
Run the following command to download the latest release of Compose (v2.29.2):
Start-BitsTransfer -Source "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.29.2/docker-compose-windows-x86_64.exe" -Destination $Env:ProgramFiles\Docker\docker-compose.exe
Note
On Windows Server 2019 you can add the Compose executable to
$Env:ProgramFiles\Docker
. Because this directory is registered in the systemPATH
, you can run thedocker-compose --version
command on the subsequent step with no additional configuration.To install a different version of Compose, substitute
v2.29.2
with the version of Compose you want to use.Test the installation.
$ docker-compose.exe version Docker Compose version v2.29.2