ilo compose by default searches your local system for supported runtimes. In order to force the usage of a specific runtime, use the --runtime flag or set the ILO_COMPOSE_RUNTIME environment variable in your system. The --runtime flag overwrites the environment variable.

docker-compose

Force ilo to use docker-compose like this:

$ ilo compose --runtime docker-compose

# use alias
$ ilo compose --runtime dc

# use env variable
$ ILO_COMPOSE_RUNTIME=docker-compose ilo compose

podman-compose

Force ilo to use podman-compose like this:

$ ilo compose --runtime podman-copose

# use alias
$ ilo compose --runtime pc

# use env variable
$ ILO_COMPOSE_RUNTIME=podman-compose ilo compose

docker

Force ilo to use docker in compose v2 mode like this:

$ ilo compose --runtime docker

# use alias
$ ilo compose --runtime d

# use env variable
$ ILO_COMPOSE_RUNTIME=docker ilo compose

Auto Selection

If not otherwise specified, ilo always picks runtimes in this order, depending on which are available on your system:

1. docker-compose
2. podman-compose
3. docker