--- title: Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial | daily.dev description: Learn how to use docker Compose Watch for a simple Node js application and automatically rebuild the app when making changes. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to use docker Compose Watch for a simple Node js application and automatically rebuild the app when making changes. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4WzW4siAu.png og:image:alt: Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 1 min read · 27 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Learn how to use docker Compose Watch for a simple Node js application and automatically rebuild the app when making changes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pradumnasaraf** · 0 upvotes > Nice one, @francescociulla ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#docker-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/docker-compose) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau"},"datePublished":"2024-01-30T09:46:24.650Z","dateModified":"2024-01-30T09:46:22.847Z","description":"Learn how to use docker Compose Watch for a simple Node js application and automatically rebuild the app when making changes.","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rsn2G7-XpYk/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rsn2G7-XpYk/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":27},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"nodejs,docker,docker-compose","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial","description":"Learn how to use docker Compose Watch for a simple Node js application and automatically rebuild the app when making changes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rsn2G7-XpYk/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-30T09:46:24.650Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/4WzW4siAu","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rsn2G7-XpYk"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Docker Compose Watch - Docker quick tutorial"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/docker-compose-watch---docker-quick-tutorial-4wzw4siau","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Nice one, @francescociulla","datePublished":"2024-01-30T09:47:27.951Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/4WzW4siAu#c-U94HstcRJ","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pradumna Saraf","url":"https://daily.dev/pradumnasaraf","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--3PmsuIYB--/f_auto/v1743065528/avatars/avatar_ROowOnrifHaYusj327QxB"}}]} ```