Set Docker Compose project name

Visual Studio Code will respect the value you configure for the Docker Composeproject name.

The top-level propertyname in thedocker-compose.yml can be used to set the project name.

Alternatively, you can set theCOMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME environment variable for the VS Code process, or specify it in a.env file in the same folder as thedocker-compose.yml.

Note: make sure to close all open VS Code windows first.

To start VS Code from the command line:

# from bashCOMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=foo code .

# from PowerShell$env:COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=foocode .

Alternatively, add the following entry to a.env file in the same folder as thedocker-compose.yml:

COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=foo

When no project name is configured and thedocker-compose.yml is in the.devcontainer folder, the Docker Compose default of using thedocker-compose.yml folder's basename is overridden with${project-folder-basename}_devcontainer to avoid name collisions with other projects.