compose: docker-compose v2 down -v does not respect "external" declaration

Description

docker-compose down -v behavior not respecting documentation

Steps to reproduce the issue:

Create a compose file with an external volume
Create volume
Run docker-compose down -v

Describe the results you received: Volume removed

Describe the results you expected: Volume should not be removed, per documentation

Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.

Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally):

Docker-compose v1 works correctly
May be related to #9145

Output of docker compose version:

Docker Compose version v2.2.3

Output of docker info:

Client:
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc., v0.7.1)
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc., v2.2.3)
  scan: Docker Scan (Docker Inc., v0.16.0)

Server:
 Containers: 0
  Running: 0
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 0
 Images: 54
 Server Version: 20.10.12
 Storage Driver: overlay2
  Backing Filesystem: extfs
  Supports d_type: true
  Native Overlay Diff: true
  userxattr: false
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 2
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 io.containerd.runtime.v1.linux runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: 7b11cfaabd73bb80907dd23182b9347b4245eb5d
 runc version: v1.0.2-0-g52b36a2
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: default
  cgroupns
 Kernel Version: 5.10.76-linuxkit
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: x86_64
 CPUs: 2
 Total Memory: 1.94GiB
 Name: docker-desktop
 ID: VZLG:BCFO:BQRY:LOIT:UAIA:BS6H:EHTB:V3TM:YCLP:PI4B:FZ65:YBY3
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: true
  File Descriptors: 46
  Goroutines: 49
  System Time: 2022-02-14T06:48:01.62791828Z
  EventsListeners: 4
 Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
 Labels:
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  127.0.0.0/8
 Live Restore Enabled: false

Additional environment details:

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 2 years ago
Comments: 16 (1 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

while many use compose to manage production, it has always been advertised as a “developer tool”. We need some compromises so we can address boths.

ndeloof on Mar 14, 2022