Docker Compose → Kubernetes
Convert Docker Compose YAML to Kubernetes manifests.
Input a compose.yaml file. The output is reviewable Kubernetes Deployment and Service YAML for every Compose service, generated without uploading your configuration.
Compose → Kubernetes
Generate reviewable Deployments and Services locally.
Your generated Kubernetes resources will appear here.
Maps services, images, ports, environment variables, commands, replicas, and volumes.
What it converts
Useful output, with the mappings made visible.
- Compose services into Kubernetes Deployments
- Compose published ports into selector-matched Kubernetes ClusterIP Services
- Compose images, commands, environment values, replicas, and volume mounts into Kubernetes workload fields
What to review
Generated does not mean ready to deploy.
- Kubernetes persistent storage and data migration requirements
- Kubernetes Secrets, ConfigMaps, health probes, and resource limits
- Compose depends_on, restart policies, and networking behavior that do not map directly to Kubernetes
Map Compose services to Kubernetes workloads.
ComposeMorph reads each Compose service and creates a reviewable Kubernetes starting point. Images, commands, environment values, replicas, and container ports move into Deployment fields, while published service ports produce selector-matched ClusterIP Services.
- services become Deployments with pod templates
- ports become container ports and ClusterIP Services
- environment values become container environment entries
- commands, entrypoints, replicas, and volume mounts are carried into workload fields
Review the decisions Compose cannot make for Kubernetes.
Docker Compose and Kubernetes describe different operating models, so conversion is not one-to-one. ComposeMorph exposes the gaps that need cluster-specific decisions instead of presenting generated YAML as production-ready.
- Choose PersistentVolumes, StorageClasses, and data-migration steps
- Move sensitive values into Kubernetes Secrets and shared configuration into ConfigMaps
- Add readiness, liveness, and startup probes
- Set resource requests and limits, ingress, policies, and external dependencies
Use the generated manifests as a migration baseline.
Validate the output, replace local assumptions with cluster resources, and test it in a non-production namespace. Compose depends_on, restart behavior, bind mounts, and private networks often require redesign rather than literal translation.
Common questions
Questions about this tool and its output.
How do I convert Docker Compose to Kubernetes YAML?
Paste a compose.yaml or docker-compose.yml file into ComposeMorph. The converter generates Deployments and selector-matched Services for the Compose services, then highlights mappings and behaviors that require manual Kubernetes decisions.
Can I convert Compose to Kubernetes without installing Kompose?
Yes. ComposeMorph runs in the browser and generates reviewable Kubernetes YAML without a CLI installation or file upload. The result is a migration starting point and still needs cluster-specific review.
Does depends_on work the same way in Kubernetes?
No. Kubernetes does not reproduce Compose startup ordering directly. Use readiness probes, startup probes, init containers, retries, and resilient service discovery according to the dependency involved.
Does the converter create Kubernetes Secrets and persistent storage?
The converter carries supported environment and volume information into the generated workload, but it cannot safely choose your Secret management, StorageClass, PersistentVolumeClaims, access modes, or data-migration strategy. Review those explicitly before deployment.
Is my Docker Compose file uploaded?
No. Parsing and conversion happen locally in your browser, so images, environment values, ports, volumes, and infrastructure details do not leave the device.