# Specify a docker-compose.yml file for balena deploy

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** docker, docker-compose\
**Created:** [November 22, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232 "2021-11-22T16:11:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![shawaj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/shawaj/32/8203_2.png) [@shawaj](https://forums.balena.io/u/shawaj)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232/1 "2021-11-22T16:11:36Z")

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Is it possible to specify one or more docker-compose.yml files to balena deploy?

For example with docker it’s possible to do:

```auto
docker-compose -f a.yml 

```

Or you can use multiple like:

```auto
docker-compose -f a.yml -f b.yml

```

And it will merge them.

Is this possible with balena deploy also?

Ref [Share Compose configurations between files and projects | Docker Documentation](https://docs.docker.com/compose/extends/#multiple-compose-files)

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**Author:** ![cywang117](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/cywang117/32/6307_2.png) [@cywang117](https://forums.balena.io/u/cywang117)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232/2 "2021-11-25T01:40:25Z")

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Hi,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It doesn’t look like this is a feature, currently. I’ve opened an issue which you can track here if you wish: [User would like to be able to specify multiple docker-compose files which are combined · Issue #2392 · balena-io/balena-cli · GitHub](https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli/issues/2392)

Regards,  
Christina

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**Author:** ![cdalke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/cdalke/32/7612_2.png) [@cdalke](https://forums.balena.io/u/cdalke)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232/4 "2022-03-10T16:17:23Z")

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+1 on this issue. We’re currently using the default “docker-compose.yml” file for Balena, and a “docker-compose.local.yml” file for testing locally. It would be great for the Balena CLI to confirm to the same syntax as docker-compose and allow the file to be overridden with -f.

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**Author:** ![JonJRich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/jonjrich/32/7418_2.png) [@JonJRich](https://forums.balena.io/u/JonJRich)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/specify-a-docker-compose-yml-file-for-balena-deploy/350232/5 "2022-05-06T10:48:45Z")

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Thanks for letting us know - I’ve logged it into our system but the best place to keep track is the GH issue above.