# docker-compose-production

Hardens Docker Compose files for production environments with resource limits, health checks, log rotation, Docker secrets, and network isolation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 484 installs · ★ 198
- Author: TheBushidoCollective
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TheBushidoCollective/han/tree/HEAD/plugins/tools/docker-compose/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/docker-compose-production

## What it does

The skill provides production-grade templates and guidelines for `docker-compose.yml` configurations. It defines explicit CPU and memory reservations and limits, service readiness conditions via `depends_on` with `service_healthy`, and segmented bridge networks separating the public frontend from internal backends.

Security hardening configurations drop Linux capabilities, enforce `no-new-privileges`, set read-only root filesystems where appropriate, and mount sensitive credentials using Docker secrets files instead of plain environment variables.

Because `user-invocable: false` is configured, the agent references these patterns automatically when tasks involve production deployments. You need existing secret files and certificate directories on the host, or the template containers will fail to bind mounts at startup.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill docker-compose-production -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/docker-compose-production/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill docker-compose-production -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill docker-compose-production -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TheBushidoCollective/han docker-compose-production
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill docker-compose-production -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TheBushidoCollective/han --path plugins/tools/docker-compose/skills/docker-compose-production
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill docker-compose-production -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TheBushidoCollective/han/tree/HEAD/plugins/tools/docker-compose/skills/docker-compose-production/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- isolate databases and cache services within an internal bridge network
- define CPU and memory limits and reservations for container services
- orchestrate startup order using health checks and service dependencies
- configure container log rotation with capped file sizes

## Example prompts
- Upgrade my docker-compose.yml for production with resource limits and health checks.
- Apply security hardening to the Nginx service with a read-only filesystem and dropped capabilities.
- Configure PostgreSQL with an automated backup container and Docker secrets for credentials.

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---
name: docker-compose-production
user-invocable: false
description: Use when deploying Docker Compose applications to production including security hardening, resource management, health checks, logging, monitoring, and high-availability patterns.
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]
---

# Docker Compose Production Deployment

Production-ready Docker Compose configurations with security, reliability, and scalability best practices.

## Production-Ready Base Template

A comprehensive production template with essential configurations:

```yaml
version: '3.8'

services:
  nginx:
    image: nginx:1.25-alpine
    container_name: production-nginx
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
      - ./nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
      - nginx-cache:/var/cache/nginx
      - nginx-logs:/var/log/nginx
    networks:
      - frontend
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 40s
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '1.0'
          memory: 512M
        reservations:
          cpus: '0.5'
          memory: 256M

  api:
    image: mycompany/api:${API_VERSION:-latest}
    container_name: production-api
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - frontend
      - backend
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: production
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:5432/production_db
      REDIS_URL: redis://cache:6379
      LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
      PORT: 3000
    env_file:
      - .env.production
    secrets:
      - db_password
      - jwt_secret
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 60s
    depends_on:
      database:
        condition: service_healthy
      cache:
        condition: service_healthy
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "5"
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '2.0'
          memory: 2G
        reservations:
          cpus: '1.0'
          memory: 1G

  worker:
    image: mycompany/worker:${WORKER_VERSION:-latest}
    container_name: production-worker
````
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