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How do you manage different configuration for local dev vs CI vs staging using Compose?

Common approaches: use a base compose.yaml plus a docker-compose.override.yml that Compose merges automatically, or explicitly chain multiple files with -f base.yml -f staging.yml. Environment-specific values (URLs, credentials, replica counts) are typically injected via .env files or shell-exported variables referenced as ${VAR} in the YAML.

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How do you manage different configuration for local dev vs CI vs staging using Compose?

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