How to Link Multiple Docker Compose Files

Are you managing a complex application with multiple services that need to be orchestrated using Docker Compose? If so, you might find yourself juggling several Compose files to manage them all. Fortunately, there is a solution: by extending multiple docker-compose files using .env technique or calling multiple configuration files with docker-compose command you can link them together in just one action. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*hs2ONWfqbW1JwwFNv0jtzg.png" style="height:284px; width:700px" /> <h1>Possibilities and summary of actions</h1> Back in 2019, when Docker Compose version 2 was still in use, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55650342/import-docker-compose-file-in-another-compose-file/55652819#55652819" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">I suggested a way to manage complex and inherited Docker Compose structures in response to a question about importing one Docker Compose file into another</a>. This opened up a lot of possibilities and best practices for managing Docker Compose configurations in a modular way. However, for those working with legacy projects or in situations where this approach isn’t possible, I’ll discuss how to make it work. <a href="https://medium.com/@mehdi_hosseini/how-to-link-multiple-docker-compose-files-7250f10063a9">Click Here</a>