# Build support when using docker-compose
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/build-support-when-using-docker-compose/7452
**Category:** General
**Created:** [September 28, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/build-support-when-using-docker-compose/7452 "2017-09-28T08:01:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@pkaramol](https://forums.suse.com/u/pkaramol)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/build-support-when-using-docker-compose/7452/1 "2017-09-28T08:01:12Z")
I am trying to set up a stack using a `docker-compose.yml` file.
This includes `build` instructions and not ready images.
However, when uploading the file I get a
Build not supported
error.
Is there a way to skip the need for pre-building images when setting up a stack via `docker-compose`?
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### Author:  [@cjellick](https://forums.suse.com/u/cjellick)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/build-support-when-using-docker-compose/7452/2 "2017-09-28T16:30:25Z")
Build support is somewhat limited. This is the only way we support remote building as part of compose:
[http://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v1.6/en/cattle/rancher-compose/build/](http://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v1.6/en/cattle/rancher-compose/build/)
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### Author:  [@xoroz](https://forums.suse.com/u/xoroz)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/build-support-when-using-docker-compose/7452/3 "2019-02-06T14:59:35Z")
I tried using with rancher/server using cattle and I always get
Error (Build not supported)
I have not seen any updates for rancher/server using Docker Swarm in a long time…