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Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ

Docker Composeを使って、Webアプリケーションやデータベースなど複数のDockerコンテナをローカル開発環境でオーケストレーションします。

「Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ」はCoddyKit上の無料Docker & Kubernetes for Developersレッスンです。これはレッスン3/4です。下記で完全なレッスンを無料で読むことができます。その後、ブラウザ内の組み込みコードエディタと24時間対応のAIチューターでハンズオン演習できます。これはDocker & Kubernetes for Developers学習パスの一部であり、ウェブとCoddyKitアプリ全体で進捗が同期されます。 Docker & Kubernetes for Developersコースには全4レッスンが含まれています。

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Why Multi-Container Apps?

In real-world applications, you rarely have just one component. Imagine a web application: you need a web server (like Nginx), a backend application (like Python Flask), and a database (like Redis or PostgreSQL).

Each of these components has its own dependencies and configuration. Managing them individually and ensuring they communicate correctly can quickly become complex.

Meet Docker Compose

Docker Compose is a tool designed to simplify the process of defining and running multi-container Docker applications.

You define your entire application's services (containers) in a single YAML file.
Then, with one simple command, Compose creates and starts all the services for you.
It's incredibly useful for local development and testing environments.

The Compose YAML File

The heart of Docker Compose is the docker-compose.yml file. This YAML file describes your application's services, networks, and volumes.

It typically starts with a version key, followed by the main services section where you define each container that makes up your application.

Defining Services

Under the services section, you list each component of your application. Each service corresponds to a Docker container.

Key properties for defining a service include:

image: Specifies the Docker image to use (e.g., nginx:latest).
build: Provides the path to a directory containing a Dockerfile to build a custom image.
container_name: An optional, fixed name for your container, making it easier to reference.

Exposing & Configuring Services

You often need to expose your services to the host machine or configure them with environment variables.

ports: Maps ports from the host to the container (e.g., "8080:80" maps host port 8080 to container port 80).
environment: Passes environment variables into the container (e.g., DB_HOST: "database").

These settings are crucial for communication and customization.

Connecting Your Services

When you use Docker Compose, it automatically creates a default network for your application. All services defined in your docker-compose.yml file join this network.

This allows services to communicate with each other using their service names as hostnames. For example, a web app service can connect to a database service named redis by simply using redis as the hostname.

Example: Python + Redis

Let's build a simple multi-container application: a Python Flask web app that counts how many times it has been visited, storing the count in a Redis database.

This setup clearly shows how a 'web' service can interact with a 'database' service within a single Compose application.

Web App Code & Dockerfile

Here's our simple Python Flask application (app.py) and its Dockerfile. The Flask app connects to the redis service, and the Dockerfile packages it all up.

# app.py
import time
import redis
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)
# Connects to 'redis' service in Compose network
cache = redis.Redis(host='redis', port=6379)

def get_hit_count():
    retries = 5
    while True:
        try:
            return cache.incr('hits')
        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError as exc:
            if retries == 0:
                raise exc
            retries -= 1
            time.sleep(0.5)

@app.route('/')
def hello():
    count = get_hit_count()
    return 'Hello from CoddyKit! I have been seen {} times.\n'.format(count)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000, debug=True)

# requirements.txt
# flask
# redis

# Dockerfile
FROM python:3.9-slim-buster
WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY . .
EXPOSE 5000
CMD ["python", "app.py"]

Your First Compose File

This docker-compose.yml ties everything together. It defines two services: web (our Python app, built from the current directory) and redis (using the official Redis image).

Try running this example!

version: '3.8'
services:
  web:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
  redis:
    image: "redis:alpine"

Managing Your Compose App

To start your multi-container application in detached mode (in the background), navigate to the directory containing your docker-compose.yml and supporting files, then run:

docker compose up -d

To see the running services and their status:

docker compose ps

To stop and remove the containers, networks, and volumes created by Compose:

docker compose down

Compose Configuration Check

Consider the following docker-compose.yml snippet:

version: '3.8'
services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
  database:
    image: "postgres:13"

Which statement is TRUE about this configuration?

Recap: Docker Compose

You've learned how Docker Compose simplifies managing multi-container applications for local development!

It uses a docker-compose.yml file to define all your services.
Services can communicate with each other using their service names on a default network.
Commands like docker compose up and docker compose down manage your entire application stack with ease.

Docker Compose is an essential tool for local development setups involving multiple Docker containers.

よくある質問

「Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ」レッスンは無料ですか？

はい。「Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ」の完全なテキストはこのウェブで無料で読めます。インタラクティブに演習し（組み込みコードエディタと24時間対応のAIチューター）、Docker & Kubernetes for Developersコースの残りをアンロックするには、CoddyKit PROにアップグレードしてください。 Docker & Kubernetes for Developersコースには全4レッスンが含まれています。

「Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ」で何を学びますか？

Docker Composeを使って、Webアプリケーションやデータベースなど複数のDockerコンテナをローカル開発環境でオーケストレーションします。ブラウザで直接実行するハンズオンコードでDocker & Kubernetes for Developersを演習し、24時間対応のAIチューターがレッスンを進める中での質問に答えます。

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「Composeによるマルチコンテナアプリ」レッスンにはどのくらい時間がかかりますか？

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