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 Docker Compose
 ==============
+[![Build Status](https://ci-next.docker.com/public/buildStatus/icon?job=compose/master)](https://ci-next.docker.com/public/job/compose/job/master/)
+
 ![Docker Compose](logo.png?raw=true "Docker Compose Logo")
 
-Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
-With Compose, you use a Compose file to configure your application's services.
-Then, using a single command, you create and start all the services
-from your configuration. To learn more about all the features of Compose
-see [the list of features](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/compose/index.md#features).
+Docker Compose is a tool for running multi-container applications on Docker
+defined using the [Compose file format](https://compose-spec.io).
+A Compose file is used to define how the one or more containers that make up
+your application are configured.
+Once you have a Compose file, you can create and start your application with a
+single command: `docker-compose up`.
 
-Compose is great for development, testing, and staging environments, as well as
-CI workflows. You can learn more about each case in
-[Common Use Cases](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/compose/index.md#common-use-cases).
+Compose files can be used to deploy applications locally, or to the cloud on
+[Amazon ECS](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs) or
+[Microsoft ACI](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/container-instances/) using
+the Docker CLI. You can read more about how to do this:
+- [Compose for Amazon ECS](https://docs.docker.com/engine/context/ecs-integration/)
+- [Compose for Microsoft ACI](https://docs.docker.com/engine/context/aci-integration/)
 
-Using Compose is basically a three-step process.
+Where to get Docker Compose
+----------------------------
 
+### Windows and macOS
+
+Docker Compose is included in
+[Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)
+for Windows and macOS.
+
+### Linux
+
+You can download Docker Compose binaries from the
+[release page](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases) on this repository.
+
+### Using pip
+
+If your platform is not supported, you can download Docker Compose using `pip`:
+
+```console
+pip install docker-compose
+```
+
+> **Note:** Docker Compose requires Python 3.6 or later.
+
+Quick Start
+-----------
+
+Using Docker Compose is basically a three-step process:
 1. Define your app's environment with a `Dockerfile` so it can be
-reproduced anywhere.
+   reproduced anywhere.
 2. Define the services that make up your app in `docker-compose.yml` so
-they can be run together in an isolated environment.
-3. Lastly, run `docker-compose up` and Compose will start and run your entire app.
+   they can be run together in an isolated environment.
+3. Lastly, run `docker-compose up` and Compose will start and run your entire
+   app.
 
-A `docker-compose.yml` looks like this:
+A Compose file looks like this:
 
-    version: '2'
+```yaml
+services:
+  web:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/code
+  redis:
+    image: redis
+```
 
-    services:
-      web:
-        build: .
-        ports:
-         - "5000:5000"
-        volumes:
-         - .:/code
-      redis:
-        image: redis
+You can find examples of Compose applications in our
+[Awesome Compose repository](https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose).
 
-For more information about the Compose file, see the
-[Compose file reference](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/compose/compose-file/compose-versioning.md).
-
-Compose has commands for managing the whole lifecycle of your application:
-
- * Start, stop and rebuild services
- * View the status of running services
- * Stream the log output of running services
- * Run a one-off command on a service
-
-Installation and documentation
-------------------------------
-
-- Full documentation is available on [Docker's website](https://docs.docker.com/compose/).
-- Code repository for Compose is on [GitHub](https://github.com/docker/compose).
-- If you find any problems please fill out an [issue](https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/new/choose). Thank you!
+For more information about the Compose format, see the
+[Compose file reference](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/).
 
 Contributing
 ------------
 
-[![Build Status](https://ci-next.docker.com/public/buildStatus/icon?job=compose/master)](https://ci-next.docker.com/public/job/compose/job/master/)
+Want to help develop Docker Compose? Check out our
+[contributing documentation](https://github.com/docker/compose/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-Want to help build Compose? Check out our [contributing documentation](https://github.com/docker/compose/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+If you find an issue, please report it on the
+[issue tracker](https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/new/choose).
 
 Releasing
 ---------