Docker Run to Compose Converter
Found a docker run command in the docs but want it in your Compose stack? Paste it here and get the YAML, with unrecognised flags called out so nothing is lost.
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Handles the common flags: --name, -p, -v,--mount, -e, --env-file, --restart,--network, --user, --cap-add, --device and more. Anything it does not recognise is listed below the output so you can add it by hand — nothing is silently dropped.
Why convert at all?
A docker run command is one long line you have to re-type or dig out of your shell history every time something changes. A compose file is versionable, self-documenting and onedocker compose up -d away from rebuilding the whole stack. Most projects ship their docs as docker run examples simply because it is what beginners copy first — the Compose equivalent is usually just a translation away.
Watch the notes under the output: external networks have to exist before Compose can attach to them, environment variables without values need filling in, and a few flags like--rm simply have no Compose equivalent. When you are happy with the result, drop it into a folder as docker-compose.yml and manage it alongside your other services.