kompose is a tool to help users who are familiar with docker-compose move to Kubernetes. kompose takes a Docker Compose file and translates it into Kubernetes resources.

kompose is a convenience tool to go from local Docker development to managing your application with Kubernetes. Transformation of the Docker Compose format to Kubernetes resources manifest may not be exact, but it helps tremendously when first deploying an application on Kubernetes.

Convert docker-compose.yaml into Kubernetes deployments and services with one simple command:

$ kompose convert -f docker-compose.yaml
INFO Kubernetes file "frontend-service.yaml" created         
INFO Kubernetes file "redis-master-service.yaml" created     
INFO Kubernetes file "redis-slave-service.yaml" created      
INFO Kubernetes file "frontend-deployment.yaml" created      
INFO Kubernetes file "redis-master-deployment.yaml" created  
INFO Kubernetes file "redis-slave-deployment.yaml" created 

Other examples are provided in the examples directory.

We have multiple ways to install Kompose. Our preferred method is downloading the binary from the latest GitHub release.

Our entire list of installation methods are located in our installation.md document.

Installation methods:

• Binary (Preferred method)
• Go
• CentOS
• Fedora
• macOS (Homebrew)
• Windows

Kompose is released via GitHub on a three-week cycle, you can see all current releases on the GitHub release page.

Linux and macOS:

# Linux
curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose/releases/download/v1.7.0/kompose-linux-amd64 -o kompose

# macOS
curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose/releases/download/v1.7.0/kompose-darwin-amd64 -o kompose

chmod +x kompose
sudo mv ./kompose /usr/local/bin/kompose

Windows:

Download from GitHub and add the binary to your PATH.

We support both Bash and Zsh autocompletion.

# Bash (add to .bashrc for persistence)
source <(kompose completion bash)

# Zsh (add to .zshrc for persistence)
source <(kompose completion zsh)

"Nightly" binaries are generated on a per-merge basis and uploaded to Bintray

Linux and macOS:

# Linux 
curl -L https://dl.bintray.com/kompose/kompose/latest/kompose-linux-amd64 -o kompose

# macOS
curl -L https://dl.bintray.com/kompose/kompose/latest/kompose-darwin-amd64 -o kompose

chmod +x kompose
sudo mv ./kompose /usr/local/bin/kompose

Windows:

Download from Bintray and add the binary to your PATH.

• You need make
• You need go v1.6 or later.
• If your working copy is not in your GOPATH, you need to set it accordingly.

You can either build via the Makefile:

$ make bin

Or go build:

$ go build -o kompose main.go

If you have go v1.5, it's still good to build kompose with the following settings:

$ CGO_ENABLED=0 GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1 go build -o kompose main.go

To create a multi-platform binary, use the cross command via make:

$ make cross

Documentation can be found at our kompose.io website or our docs folder.

Here is a list of all available docs:

• Quick start
• Installation
• User guide
• Conversion
• Architecture
• Development

Issues: If you find any issues, please file it.

Kubernetes Community: As part of the Kubernetes ecosystem, we follow the Kubernetes community principles. More information can be found on the community page.

Kubernetes Incubation: Kompose is being incubated into the Kubernetes community via SIG-APPS on kubernetes/community. @ericchiang is acting champion for incubation.

Chat (Slack): We're fairly active on Slack and you can find us in the #kompose channel.

An up-to-date roadmap of upcoming releases is located at ROADMAP.md.

Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the Kubernetes Code of Conduct.