DCW (Docker Compose Wrapper)

A powerful wrapper for Docker Compose with advanced features

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Advanced Features

This guide covers advanced features and capabilities of the Docker Compose Wrapper.

Custom Health Checks

Configure custom health checks for your services:

services:
  web:
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 40s

Resource Management

CPU and Memory Limits

services:
  web:
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '0.50'
          memory: 512M
        reservations:
          cpus: '0.25'
          memory: 256M

GPU Support

services:
  ml:
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          devices:
            - driver: nvidia
              count: 1
              capabilities: [gpu]

Advanced Networking

Custom Networks

networks:
  frontend:
    driver: bridge
    ipam:
      driver: default
      config:
        - subnet: 172.28.0.0/16
  backend:
    driver: bridge
    internal: true
    ipam:
      driver: default
      config:
        - subnet: 172.29.0.0/16

Network Aliases

services:
  web:
    networks:
      frontend:
        aliases:
          - web.local
          - www.local

Volume Management

Named Volumes

volumes:
  db_data:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /path/to/data

Volume Templates

services:
  web:
    volumes:
      - ${VOLUME_PREFIX:-/var/lib}/web/data:/app/data
      - ${CONFIG_PATH:-./config}:/app/config

Secrets Management

Docker Secrets

services:
  web:
    secrets:
      - db_password
      - api_key

secrets:
  db_password:
    file: ./secrets/db_password.txt
  api_key:
    external: true

Environment Variables

services:
  web:
    environment:
      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
      - API_KEY=${API_KEY}

Advanced Templates

Conditional Rendering

services:
  web:
    ports:
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./ssl:/etc/ssl

Loops and Ranges

services:
  :
    image: 
    deploy:
      replicas: 

Custom Plugins

Plugin Structure

type Plugin interface {
    Name() string
    Execute(ctx context.Context, args []string) error
}

Example Plugin

type HealthCheckPlugin struct{}

func (p *HealthCheckPlugin) Name() string {
    return "health-check"
}

func (p *HealthCheckPlugin) Execute(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
    // Plugin implementation
    return nil
}

Release Management

Version Control

# Chart.yaml
name: myapp
version: 1.0.0
description: My Application Chart
type: application

Release History

releases/
├── v1/
│   ├── values.yaml
│   └── docker-compose.yaml
├── v2/
│   ├── values.yaml
│   └── docker-compose.yaml
└── current -> v2

Advanced Deployment Strategies

Blue-Green Deployment

services:
  web-blue:
    image: myapp/web:v1
    deploy:
      replicas: 3
  web-green:
    image: myapp/web:v2
    deploy:
      replicas: 0

Canary Deployments

services:
  web-stable:
    image: myapp/web:v1
    deploy:
      replicas: 3
  web-canary:
    image: myapp/web:v2
    deploy:
      replicas: 1

Monitoring and Logging

Prometheus Integration

services:
  web:
    labels:
      - "prometheus.enable=true"
      - "prometheus.port=9090"
      - "prometheus.path=/metrics"

Log Aggregation

services:
  web:
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

Security Features

Read-only Containers

services:
  web:
    read_only: true
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp
      - /var/run

Security Profiles

services:
  web:
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    cap_drop:
      - ALL
    cap_add:
      - NET_BIND_SERVICE

Best Practices

  1. Resource Management
    • Set appropriate resource limits
    • Monitor resource usage
    • Use resource reservations
  2. Security
    • Use read-only containers
    • Drop unnecessary capabilities
    • Implement security profiles
  3. Networking
    • Use custom networks
    • Implement network policies
    • Use network aliases
  4. Storage
    • Use named volumes
    • Implement backup strategies
    • Monitor storage usage

Troubleshooting

Advanced Debugging

# Check container details
docker inspect <container-id>

# View container logs with timestamps
docker logs -t <container-id>

# Check resource usage
docker stats <container-id>

Performance Tuning

# Adjust container limits
dcw up --cpus 2 --memory 1G

# Monitor performance
dcw stats

Next Steps

  1. Basic Usage
  2. Configuration Guide
  3. Rolling Updates