Docker + VPS 2026 — Best Practices

Docker Compose v2 (2026 Standard)

# ✅ 2026 — Docker Compose v2 (built into Docker)
docker compose up -d
docker compose build
docker compose logs -f service-name

# ❌ Legacy v1 (deprecated, removed in 2024)
docker-compose up   # hyphenated — never use

Python Container (uv-based, 2026)

FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm

# Copy uv from official image — always pin the version tag
COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.10.7 /uv /uvx /bin/