Docker Compose — Compose Profiles & Extensions

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Learn advanced Compose features — profiles for selective service startup, YAML extensions for DRY configuration, anchors, aliases, and multi-file includes.

What You Will Learn

#	Topic	Description
1	Compose Profiles	Selectively start services
2	Profile Use Cases	Real-world profile patterns
3	YAML Extensions	Reusable configuration blocks
4	Anchors and Aliases	DRY YAML with &anchor/*alias
5	Compose Include	Modular multi-file composition
6	Practice Exercises	Hands-on challenges

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