The difference between the two is docker-compose commands are clearly described above. The "--build" tells docker to rebuild the images listed in the docker-compose file and then start up the container.
To run containers in the background using docker-compose,
$ docker-compose up -d To stop containers,
$ docker-compose down We could also check the running containers by using the command below. Note that you can only run this command in the same directory where you're docker-compose file is located. This command basically checks the docker-compose file, gets the list of containers, and then verifies the status.
$ docker-compose ps If we run it inside a directory that doesn't have the docker-compose file, it will return an error.
~$ docker-compose ps
ERROR:
Can't find a suitable configuration file in this directory or any
parent. Are you in the right directory?
Supported filenames: docker-compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml, compose.yml, compose.yaml