Docker Compose for Rails + PostgreSQL + Redis

Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL and Redis for Action Cable, caching, or Sidekiq.

ruby rails postgres redis fullstack
compose.yaml
services:
  web:
    build: .
    command: bundle exec rails server -b 0.0.0.0 -p 3000
    ports:
      - target: 3000
        mode: ingress
    environment:
      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/rails
      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
      - RAILS_ENV=production
      - SECRET_KEY_BASE=${SECRET_KEY_BASE}
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD
        - curl
        - -f
        - http://localhost:3000/
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          cpus: "0.5"
          memory: 256M
    restart: unless-stopped
  db:
    image: postgres:16
    ports:
      - target: 5432
        mode: host
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_DB=rails
      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD-SHELL
        - pg_isready -U postgres
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          cpus: "0.5"
          memory: 256M
    restart: unless-stopped
    x-defang-postgres: true
  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    ports:
      - target: 6379
        mode: host
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD
        - redis-cli
        - ping
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          cpus: "0.5"
          memory: 256M
    restart: unless-stopped
    x-defang-redis: true

Services

  • web .
  • db postgres:16
  • redis redis:7-alpine

Deploy

$ npx defang@latest compose up

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