create

Create containers for services without starting them.

createAll

Create containers for all services.

import * as compose from 'docker-compose'
import * as path from 'path'

compose.createAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true })
  .then(
    () => { console.log('done') },
    err => { console.log('something went wrong:', err.message) }
  )

createMany

Create containers for specified services.

import * as compose from 'docker-compose'
import * as path from 'path'

compose.createMany(['service1', 'service2'], { cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true })
  .then(
    () => { console.log('done') },
    err => { console.log('something went wrong:', err.message) }
  )

createOne

Create a container for a single service.

import * as compose from 'docker-compose'
import * as path from 'path'

compose.createOne('service1', { cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true })
  .then(
    () => { console.log('done') },
    err => { console.log('something went wrong:', err.message) }
  )

Options

In addition to the common options, create commands support these command options:

• --build - Build images before creating containers
• --force-recreate - Recreate containers even if their configuration hasn't changed
• --no-recreate - Don't recreate containers if they exist

compose.createAll({
  cwd: path.join(__dirname),
  commandOptions: ['--build']
})