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Docker container security measures include implementing non-root users and dropping unnecessary capabilities. These practices prevent privilege escalation and limit the attack surface of your containerized applications during local development.

To configure networking in Docker Compose, define custom network configurations and utilize built-in service discovery. This allows your web app, database, and Redis containers to communicate securely within an isolated environment.

To optimize a Dockerfile for multi-service orchestration, follow best practices for layer caching, volume management, and image size reduction. This ensures efficient builds and secure containerized application deployments.

Docker Compose supports volume management through bind mounts, enabling hot-reloading during local development. This feature allows developers to sync local source code changes directly into the running container without rebuilding.

Containerized applications need health checks in Docker Compose to manage service startup dependencies and multi-service orchestration. Health checks ensure your PostgreSQL database or Redis cache is fully ready before the web app starts accepting requests.