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I’d like to have Prefect server running locally in an existing Docker environment. Is there any way I could spin up the containers created by `prefect server start` manually? Or is there a way to run `prefect server start` inside another Docker container? I tried to add the Docker socket as a volume but that did not work.

Hi <@U0136E9NX9Q>! Yes that's possible, if you have an editable install of Prefect (by cloning the repo and running `pip install -e .`), you can manually run any of the images or the `docker-compose.yml` at your discretion. You can find the docker-compose file under the docker directory of <https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/tree/master/server|server> and the individual images under their respective directories.

For adding it to an existing docker network, I imagine you can re-use some of the docker-compose file

Great, thanks! Will check it out and report back!

Sounds good! I also just realized you don't need the editable install, you'll just need the repo :slightly_smiling_face:

Though perhaps with the editable install you could just modify the docker-compose file in-place and add it to your existing docker network, I haven't test this though so curious to hear how it goes!

I managed to get the prefect UI up and running on docker using the docker-compose file. Now: How can I tell the agent to connect to the right container? I am lacking some understanding on how the agent works and how/where I should have it running <@UN6FTLFAS> 

adding this as an option would be an awesome PR

Sorry <@U0136E9NX9Q>, was out for the weekend, glad you got it sorted! <@UVD10RS0L> - what do you mean by an option? It seems that the `config.toml` functions as a central place for all options but am curious what you had in mind.