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35	Compose	With Podman Desktop, you can install a Compose engine and manage multi-container applications defined in Compose files.	compose	compose

Working with Compose

Podman Desktop supports the Compose specification, and can:

• Set up a Compose engine.
• Manage multi-container applications defined in Compose files.

Procedure

1. You set up Compose.

2. You have a Compose file.

3. You run a Compose engine on the Compose file.

4. The Compose engine starts the containers and services, and adds a label to each resource:

   • Container label: com.docker.compose.project
   • Service label: com.docker.compose.service

5. Podman Desktop detects the Compose labels, and displays the container group as a group of containers.