docker-compose creating multiple instances for the same image

Question

I need to start multiple containers for the same image. If i create my compose file as shown below, it works fine.

version: \'2\'

services:
  app01:
    im         


        

Answer 1

The scale command is now deprecated, you should use up instead.

docker-compose up --scale app=2

more details in https://docs.docker.com/compose/reference/up