Interactive shell using Docker Compose

[naveedalirehmani]

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Can I start a live shell in a container using just Docker Compose? I tried using /bin/sh as the entrypoint in my docker-compose file, but the container stops right away. Is there a way to keep it running interactively using Docker Compose? I'm aware of native docker commands, but I want to know if it can be done with Docker Compose alone.

myapp:
  image: alpine:latest
  entrypoint: /bin/sh

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[pervaizdattoo]

In the provided example from the official Docker Compose "Getting Started" guide (accessible at https://docs.docker.com/compose/gettingstarted/), the accompanying docker-compose.yml configuration is as follows:

version: "3.9" services: web: build: . ports: - "8000:5000" redis: image: "redis:alpine"

Once you initiate this setup using the command docker-compose up, you have the option to access a shell within either the redis container or the web container using the following commands:

To access the shell in the redis container:

docker-compose exec redis sh

To access the shell in the web container:

docker-compose exec web sh