Docker Compose

If you want to run other Docker containers alongside the Roboflow inference container you can do so using Docker Compose. We illustrate this via an example docker-compose.yaml file:

# Run the roboflow Inference Service as a Docker compose service
services:
  roboflow-inference-service:
    image: roboflow/inference-server:cpu
    ports:
      - "9001:9001"

# Optionally, add any other containers or services you need here,
# illustrated via this example below;
# so you can "compose" multiple services with the roboflow inference
# service as needed by your application

  another-container-service:
    image:  curlimages/curl:8.00.1
    entrypoint:
      - /bin/ash
      - -c
      - |
        while true; do
        curl -s -X GET http://roboflow-inference-service:9001
        sleep 5;
        done

    depends_on:
      - roboflow-inference-service

After saving the file, type docker-compose up in your terminal. Two docker containers will spin up - the roboflow inference server and another container that curls the inference server every 5 seconds.

You can extend this example to add more containers to compose your stack as needed by your application.