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I have a docker-compose.yml

php-fpm:
    build: ./php
    container_name: php-fpm-symfony
    links:
        - db
    ports:
        - 9000:9000
        - 8000:8000
    working_dir: /var/www/html/
    volumes:
        - ../:/var/www/html
    volumes_from:
        - data
    tty: true
    env_file:
        - ./docker.env
    entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh

When I'm executing my docker-compose up -d I would like to pass an argument, which is my container name, to name dynamically my container.

Is it possible with docker-compose?

Like for example:

docker-compose up -d "-variable=symfony" // ???

And:

php-fpm:
    build: ./php
    container_name: php-fpm-$(variable)

Something which works like that...

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  • Can't you just use normal environment variables? docs.docker.com/compose/environment-variables Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 17:57
  • @StephenHarris But I don't necessarily want my variable to be in my container. I just want to build different container name regarding the argument. Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 18:04
  • Can't you do container_name: php-fpm-${FOOBAR} and then FOOBAR=symfony docker-compose ... ? Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 18:06
  • Apparently not. I have this message WARNING: The FOOBAR variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string. Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 18:16
  • Did you type it on one line, 'cos it worked for me. % grep FOO docker-compose.yml container_name: foo-${FOOBAR} % FOOBAR=hellotest docker-compose up Recreating foo- Attaching to foo-hellotest foo-hellotest | Hello, World foo-hellotest exited with code 0 . We can see the 'hellotest' coming from the environment. Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 18:42

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You can define all of your possible choices in YAML and use YAML references to keep the verbosity down.

default-container: &default-container
    build: ./php
    container_name: default
    links:
        - db
    ports:
        - 9000:9000
        - 8000:8000
    working_dir: /var/www/html/
    volumes:
        - ../:/var/www/html
    volumes_from:
        - data
    tty: true
    env_file:
        - ./docker.env
    entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh

php-fpm-symfony:
    <<: *default-container
    container_name: php-fpm-symfony

php-fpm-laravel:
    <<: *default-container
    container_name: php-fpm-laravel

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML#References

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4150782/using-yaml-with-variables

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