Quickstart

This is the shortest path from zero to two projects running side by side. It assumes you have already run mdocker setup.

1. Register a project. The profile is detected automatically:

   mdocker init

   mdocker init ~/Projects/aurora

2. Start it:

   mdocker up

   mdocker up aurora

3. Open it in the browser:

   mdocker open

   mdocker open aurora        # https://aurora.coding9.test

4. Add a second project and run it in parallel:

   a second project

   mdocker init ~/Projects/acme-shopware
   mdocker up acme-shopware
   # both projects are now running at the same time

5. Check status and stop when done:

   status & stop

   mdocker ls
   mdocker down aurora

Tip

Prefer a machine-readable overview? Almost every read-only verb accepts --json, e.g. mdocker --json ls.

What just happened?

Each up layered a generated override on top of your untouched compose file, stripped its host ports, attached the containers to the shared edge network, and let Traefik route the hostname over trusted HTTPS. For the full story — including the port pre-flight and TLS — read Your First Project.

Next

• Understand every step: Your First Project.
• Explore the Guides.
• Reach for the CLI Reference when you need a specific verb.