Setting up Compose

Podman Desktop can install the Compose engine.

Procedure

1. Install the Compose engine: in the Podman Desktop status bar, click Compose, and follow the prompts.
2. To use the Compose engine from your terminal, set the DOCKER_HOST variable.

Verification

1. Open a terminal.

2. The Compose reference implementation is in your PATH, therefore, you can display the Compose engine version:

   $ docker-compose version

3. The DOCKER_HOST variable is set:

   $ env | grep DOCKER_HOST

Additional resources

• (Alternatively) Installing Podman Compose: alternative Python implementation with Podman integration.
• Compose engine repository.