Show HN: Docker Compose implementation in Rust for Windows WSL containers (wslc)

Category: devtools

Tags: docker-compose, wsl, rust, windows, container-orchestration

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

rcompose is a Rust implementation of Docker Compose for Windows' new WSL container preview (wslc.exe), allowing users to run existing compose.yaml files with familiar commands like up, ps, logs, and exec. It handles parallel service startup, dependency ordering, change detection via config hashing, and retries for transient errors, bridging a gap in Microsoft's preview tooling.

Target audience: Windows developers and DevOps engineers using WSL containers

Repository: https://ricardoborges.github.io/rcompose/ · Rust · MIT · 1 stars

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