# Specify the version of the Docker Compose file format.
# This determines the available features and syntax.
version: "3"

# Define the services (containers) that will be created and run.
services:
  # Service name: 'redis'
  redis:
    # The Docker image to use for this service.
    image: redis:latest

    # Assign a custom name to the running container.
    container_name: M_Viper-redis

    # Map ports between the host and the container.
    # Host port is on the left (6379) and container port is on the right (6379).
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"

    # Mount volumes to persist data and share it between the host and container.
    # The host directory (/data/redis/data) is mounted to the container directory (/data).
    volumes:
      - /data/redis/data:/data