# up ``` Usage: up [options] [SERVICE...] Options: -d Detached mode: Run containers in the background, print new container names. Incompatible with --abort-on-container-exit. --no-color Produce monochrome output. --no-deps Don't start linked services. --force-recreate Recreate containers even if their configuration and image haven't changed. Incompatible with --no-recreate. --no-recreate If containers already exist, don't recreate them. Incompatible with --force-recreate. --no-build Don't build an image, even if it's missing --abort-on-container-exit Stops all containers if any container was stopped. Incompatible with -d. -t, --timeout TIMEOUT Use this timeout in seconds for container shutdown when attached or when containers are already running. (default: 10) ``` Builds, (re)creates, starts, and attaches to containers for a service. Unless they are already running, this command also starts any linked services. The `docker-compose up` command aggregates the output of each container. When the command exits, all containers are stopped. Running `docker-compose up -d` starts the containers in the background and leaves them running. If there are existing containers for a service, and the service's configuration or image was changed after the container's creation, `docker-compose up` picks up the changes by stopping and recreating the containers (preserving mounted volumes). To prevent Compose from picking up changes, use the `--no-recreate` flag. If you want to force Compose to stop and recreate all containers, use the `--force-recreate` flag.