Docker-compose links vs external_links

Question

I believe it is simple question but I still do not get it from Docker-compose documentations. What is the difference between links and external_links?

I like external_li

Answer 1

Here is a link to Docker-Compose project that uses Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. You will see that I'm using links:

https://github.com/bahaaldine/elasticsearch-paris-accidentology-demo