Merge pull request #250 from DefangLabs/docker-blog

Whitepaper Blog Post

Author: raphaeltm

blog/2025-06-16-docker-compose-defang.md

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+---
+title: "Bridging Local Development and Cloud Deployment"
+description: "Announcing our new whitepaper: Bridging Local Development and Cloud Deployment with Docker Compose and Defang"
+slug: defang-docker-compose
+tags: [Cloud, NoDevOps, Docker Compose, Defang, Whitepaper]
+author: Defang Team
+---
+
+**Introducing Our New Whitepaper: Bridging Local Development and Cloud Deployment with Docker Compose and Defang**
+
+We’re excited to announce the release of our new whitepaper, "Bridging Local Development and Cloud Deployment with Docker Compose and Defang."
+
+:::tip[Want to skip the blog?]
+[Read the full whitepaper here.](https://defang.io/whitepapers/docker-compose-defang/)
+:::
+
+Modern software development moves fast, but deploying to the cloud often remains a complex hurdle. Docker Compose revolutionized local development by providing a simple way to define multi-service apps, but translating that simplicity into cloud deployment has remained challenging—until now.
+
+Defang bridges this gap by extending Docker Compose into native cloud deployments across AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, and more, all with a single command: `defang compose up`. This integration empowers developers to:
+
+- Use familiar Docker Compose definitions for cloud deployment.
+- Enjoy seamless transitions from local to multi-cloud environments.
+- Automate complex infrastructure setups including DNS, networking, autoscaling, managed storage, and even managed LLMs.
+- Estimate cloud costs and choose optimal deployment strategies (affordable, balanced, or high availability).
+
+Our whitepaper dives deep into how Docker Compose paired with Defang significantly reduces complexity, streamlines workflows, and accelerates development and deployment.
+
+Discover how Docker + Defang can simplify your journey from local development to production-ready deployments across your preferred cloud providers.
+
+import Link from '@docusaurus/Link';
+
+<div style={{marginTop: '2rem', marginBottom: '2rem'}}>
+  <Link
+    className="button button--primary button--lg"
+    to="https://defang.io/whitepapers/docker-compose-defang/"
+    children="Read the full whitepaper"
+    />
+</div>