# docker compose create

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Creates containers for a service.

### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--build` |  |  | Build images before starting containers. |
| `--force-recreate` |  |  | Recreate containers even if their configuration and image haven't changed. |
| `--no-build` |  |  | Don't build an image, even if it's missing. |
| `--no-recreate` |  |  | If containers already exist, don't recreate them. Incompatible with --force-recreate. |


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