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 - Full documentation is available on [Docker's website](https://docs.docker.com/compose/).
-- If you have any questions, you can talk in real-time with other developers in the #docker-compose IRC channel on Freenode. [Click here to join using IRCCloud.](https://www.irccloud.com/invite?hostname=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23docker-compose)
 - Code repository for Compose is on [GitHub](https://github.com/docker/compose)
 - If you find any problems please fill out an [issue](https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/new)