Docker Compose for Multi-Service VPS Deployments

Learn how to use Docker Compose to orchestrate multiple services on a single VPS.

Prerequisites

• A Linux VPS with at least 2 GB RAM
• SSH access to your server

Step 1: Install Docker

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Step 2: Create docker-compose.yml

Create a new file:

services:
  web:
    image: nginx:alpine
    ports:
      - "80:80"
  db:
    image: postgres:16

Conclusion

You now have a multi-service stack running on your VPS.