Control when Docker Compose pulls a service image with pull_policy (always, never, missing, build, daily, weekly)
domain: docs.docker.com/reference/compose-file/services/#pull_policy · 5 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Add `pull_policy:` to a service with one of: always (pull every time), never (use local cache only, error if absent), missing (pull only if not cached — the default), build (rebuild the image), daily / weekly (re-pull if last pull is older than 24h / 7 days), or every_<duration> (e.g. every_12h or every_6h30m).
The default policy is `missing`: if the image (by digest/tag) is already cached, Compose does NOT contact the registry — so a mutable tag like :latest may run stale unless you set always/daily.
Even with `missing`, an image tagged `latest` is always pulled from the registry.
The accepted values are always, never, missing, build, daily, weekly, every_<duration>.
`build` policy only applies when the service also defines a `build:` section; it rebuilds the image even if a cached one exists.
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