Docker compose commands Docker compose commands Go to the folder where the docker-compose.yaml file is located, where you can execute the docker compose commands . cd soffid4compose In this tutorial, all commands are without sudo, if you need sudo do the Use docker without sudo . Check the  version . docker compose version Create or  upgrade the containers , you must do it every time you modify the docker-compose.yaml file. docker compose up -d Check  containers. docker compose ps Start, restart and stop a container docker compose stop console docker compose start console docker compose restart console Start , restart or stop all containers docker compose stop docker compose start docker compose restart View the console logs . docker compose logs -f console Destroy the containers docker compose down Enter into a container docker compose exec -it console bash Copy a file into a container docker compose cp /soffid/mariadb-backup.sql mariadb:/tmp Use docker without sudo Follow the next steps. Command Comment sudo gedit /etc/group Edit the file with your editor (gedit for this example) docker:x:988:YOUR-USER Add YOUR-USER at the end of the docker command without : at the end logout Log out from the ubuntu session login Log in into the ubuntu session docker ps Confirm that you do not need to use sudo with a docker command