genericStack

Generic Docker Compose Stack

A generic multi-service Compose sandbox for quickly spinning up throwaway environments. All services share the local ./dockerVol bind mount as their working directory, so files are easy to pass between host and containers.

Files

File	Purpose
docker-compose.yml	Main stack — Ubuntu and nginx services, plus commented-out service definitions (Fedora, Node, Python, ActiveMQ) to enable as needed
docker-compose-db.yml	Local dev database stack — Postgres 14 (data persisted to ./db_data), memcached, and Adminer DB admin UI on port 8080
dcu.cmd	docker-compose up --build -d — build and start the stack
dcs.cmd	docker-compose stop — stop containers without removing them
dcd.cmd	docker-compose down — stop and remove containers
dcr.cmd	docker-compose down -v — stop and remove containers and volumes (destructive reset)
dockerVol/	Shared bind-mount directory for the main stack services

Usage

# Main sandbox stack
./dcu.cmd                                  # up
docker compose exec ubuntu bash            # shell into a service
./dcd.cmd                                  # down

# DB stack
docker compose -f docker-compose-db.yml up -d
psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U postgres      # connect to Postgres
# Adminer UI: http://localhost:8080

Notes

• The DB stack hardcodes dev credentials (postgres/password123) — it is for local development only; change credentials before any shared or remote use.
• The helper scripts use the legacy docker-compose v1 CLI; with modern Docker installs, substitute docker compose.