Docker Compose Patterns for Production (2025) Overview This skill documents production-ready Docker Compose patterns and best practices for 2025, based on official Docker documentation and industry standards. File Format Changes (2025) IMPORTANT: The field is now obsolete in Docker Compose v2.42+. Correct (2025): Incorrect (deprecated): Multiple Environment Strategy Pattern: Base + Environment Overrides compose.yaml (base): compose.override.yaml (development - auto-loaded): compose.prod.yaml (production - explicit): Usage: Environment Variable Management Pattern: .env Files per Environment .e…