Retirement: Docker Compose Feature for Azure App Service to Be Retired on March 31, 2027 – Replaced by Sidecars in Azure App Service

The docker compose feature will be retired on March 31, 2027, please transition to the sidecar container by that date. The sidecar containers allow you to create multi-container applications with a more intuitive configuration and integration with all other features of Azure App Service.     

We encourage you to transition to sidecar containers prior to the retirement date. Sidecar provides several benefits over docker compose, including:  

• An easier configuration system to deploy and manage your multi-container applications. 
• Full Azure portal integration allows you to manage each container separately, check the status and logs.  
• Seamless integration with Azure App service features like VNet and Managed Identity.  
  

Please note that your docker compose web applications will be supported through March 31, 2027. After March 31, 2027, your docker compose applications will start facing disruptions resulting in HTTP 5xx errors unless they have been migrated to sidecar containers. 

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