Docker Run to Compose API

Convert one or more docker run commands into a docker-compose.yml: ports, volumes, env vars, networks, restart policy, healthchecks, resource limits and more. Unsupported flags come back as warnings.

POST /api/v1/tools/docker-run-to-composeMCP docker_run_to_composeDeveloper Tools

Convert docker run commands into a docker compose YAML file. Ports, volumes, env vars, networks, health checks, limits and logging are mapped for you.

Input

Send these as a JSON object. Unknown fields are rejected.

command: One or more docker run commands, separated by new lines, ; or &&. Line continuations (\) are fine. (string, up to 100000 characters, required)
resources: How to write --memory/--cpus: deploy (deploy.resources.limits) or legacy (mem_limit and cpus). (string, one of deploy, legacy, default "deploy")
containerName: Add container_name when --name is given. (boolean, default true)

Try it in the browser JSON Schema Get an API key

curl https://pithlab.com/api/v1/tools/docker-run-to-compose \n  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PITHLAB_KEY" \n  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \n  -d '{"command":"docker run -d --name web -p 8080:80 -e NGINX_HOST=example.com -v ./html:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro --restart unless-stopped nginx:1.27"}'

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "result": {
    "output": "services:\n  web:\n    image: nginx:1.27\n    restart: unless-stopped\n    ports:\n      - \"8080:80\"\n    environment:\n      NGINX_HOST: example.com\n    volumes:\n      - ./html:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro\n",
    "services": [
      "web"
    ],
    "warnings": []
  }
}