Mounts a host file as read-only in the container.

Section: Volumes and Storage

Read-only bind mount

yaml
yaml
services:
  nginx:
    image: nginx:alpine
    volumes:
      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
Explanation

Good for config files that should not be modified in-place.

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