Conversion Matrix
This document outlines all possible conversion details regarding compose.yaml values to Kubernetes / OpenShift artifacts.
Version Support
Under the hood, we’re using compose-go, the reference library for parsing Compose files. We should be able to load all versions of Compose files. We’re doing our best to keep it up to date as soon as possible in our releases to be compatible with the latest features defined in the Compose specification. If you absolutely need a feature we don’t support yet, please open a PR!
Conversion Table
Glossary:
- ✓: Converts
- -: Not in this Docker Compose Version
- n: Not yet implemented
- x: Not applicable / no 1-1 conversion
| Keys | V1 | V2 | V3 | Kubernetes / OpenShift | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| build | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Builds/Pushes to Docker repository. See user guide on build and push image | |
| build: context | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| build: dockerfile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| build: args | n | n | n | ||
| build: cache_from | - | - | n | ||
| cap_add | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Container.SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add | |
| cap_drop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Container.SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop | |
| command | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Container.Args | |
| configs | n | n | ✓ | ||
| configs: short-syntax | n | n | ✓ | Only create configMap | |
| configs: long-syntax | n | n | ✓ | If target path is /, ignore this and only create configMap | |
| cgroup_parent | x | x | x | Not supported within Kubernetes. See issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/11986 | |
| container_name | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Metadata.Name + Deployment.Spec.Containers.Name | |
| credential_spec | x | x | x | Only applicable to Windows containers | |
| deploy | - | - | ✓ | ||
| deploy: mode | - | - | ✓ | ||
| deploy: replicas | - | - | ✓ | Deployment.Spec.Replicas / DeploymentConfig.Spec.Replicas | |
| deploy: placement | - | - | ✓ | Affinity | |
| deploy: update_config | - | - | ✓ | Workload.Spec.Strategy | Deployment / DeploymentConfig |
| deploy: resources | - | - | ✓ | Containers.Resources.Limits.Memory / Containers.Resources.Limits.CPU | Support for memory as well as cpu |
| deploy: restart_policy | - | - | ✓ | Pod generation | This generated a Pod, see the user guide on restart |
| deploy: labels | - | - | ✓ | Workload.Metadata.Labels | Only applied to workload resource |
| devices | x | x | x | Not supported within Kubernetes, See issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/5607 | |
| depends_on | x | x | x | ||
| dns | x | x | x | Not used within Kubernetes. Kubernetes uses a managed DNS server | |
| dns_search | x | x | x | See dns key |
|
| domainname | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | SubDomain | |
| tmpfs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Containers.Volumes.EmptyDir | Creates emptyDirvolume with medium set to Memory & mounts given directory inside container |
| entrypoint | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Container.Command | |
| env_file | n | n | ✓ | ||
| environment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Container.Env | |
| expose | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Service.Spec.Ports | |
| endpoint_mode | n | n | ✓ | If endpoint_mode=vip, the created Service will be forced to set to NodePort type | |
| extends | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Extends by utilizing the same image supplied | |
| external_links | x | x | x | Kubernetes uses a flat-structure for all containers and thus external_links does not have a 1-1 conversion | |
| extra_hosts | n | n | n | ||
| group_add | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| healthcheck | - | n | ✓ | ||
| hostname | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | HostName | |
| image | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Deployment.Spec.Containers.Image | |
| isolation | x | x | x | Not applicable as this applies to Windows with HyperV support | |
| labels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Metadata.Annotations | |
| links | x | x | x | All containers in the same pod are accessible in Kubernetes | |
| logging | x | x | x | Kubernetes has built-in logging support at the node-level | |
| network_mode | x | x | x | Kubernetes uses its own cluster networking | |
| networks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | See networks key |
|
| networks: aliases | x | x | x | See networks key |
|
| networks: addresses | x | x | x | See networks key |
|
| pid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | HostPID | |
| ports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Service.Spec.Ports | |
| ports: short-syntax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Service.Spec.Ports | |
| ports: long-syntax | - | - | ✓ | Service.Spec.Ports | |
| secrets | - | - | ✓ | Secret | External Secret is not Supported |
| secrets: short-syntax | - | - | ✓ | Secret | External Secret is not Supported |
| secrets: long-syntax | - | - | ✓ | Secret | External Secret is not Supported |
| security_opt | x | x | x | Kubernetes uses its own container naming scheme | |
| stop_grace_period | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | TerminationGracePeriodSeconds | |
| stop_signal | x | x | x | Not supported within Kubernetes. See issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/30051 | |
| sysctls | n | n | n | ||
| ulimits | x | x | x | Not supported within Kubernetes. See issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/3595 | |
| userns_mode | x | x | x | Not supported within Kubernetes and ignored in Docker Compose Version 3 | |
| volumes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | PersistentVolumeClaim | Creates a PersistentVolumeClaim. Can only be created if there is already a PersistentVolume within the cluster |
| volumes: short-syntax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | PersistentVolumeClaim | Creates a PersistentVolumeClaim. Can only be created if there is already a PersistentVolume within the cluster |
| volumes: long-syntax | - | - | ✓ | PersistentVolumeClaim | Creates a PersistentVolumeClaim. Can only be created if there is already a PersistentVolume within the cluster |
| restart | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Volume | x | x | x | ||
| driver | x | x | x | ||
| driver_opts | x | x | x | ||
| external | x | x | x | ||
| labels | x | x | x | ||
| Network | x | x | x | ||
| driver | x | x | x | ||
| driver_opts | x | x | x | ||
| enable_ipv6 | x | x | x | ||
| ipam | x | x | x | ||
| internal | x | x | x | ||
| labels | x | x | x | ||
| external | x | x | x |
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