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AI-generatedDocker Compose depends_on ordering lacking readiness guarantee
Goal: Configure a Docker Compose application so that a dependent service starts only after its prerequisite service is fully ready to accept connections. Constraint: The depends_on directive in Compose files version 3.x guarantees only start order, not that the prerequisite has completed initialization or is listening on its ports. Health‑checks can be defin
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