docker-compose

Install command: 
brew install docker-compose

Isolated development environments using Docker

https://docs.docker.com/compose/

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/docker-compose.json

Formula code: docker-compose.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 5.7.0
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

go 1.27.3 Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Binaries: docker-compose

Compose is a Docker plugin. For Docker to find the plugin, add "cliPluginsExtraDirs" to ~/.docker/config.json:
    "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [
     "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/docker/cli-plugins"
    ]

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days268,698
Downloads7,542,528
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Analytics:

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Installs30,93473,534338,263
Installs (--HEAD)59172701
Installs on Request30,90173,460337,943
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Build Errors296
Build Errors (--HEAD)2