# ServiceDependency

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Docker](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.docker.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.Docker.Resources.ComposeNodes`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/5bd693ae1897dee5e2ce71c2cc08879c1c7eff51/src/Aspire.Hosting.Docker/Resources/ComposeNodes/ServiceDependency.cs)

Represents a service dependency in a Docker Compose file.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting.Docker.Resources.ComposeNodes;

public sealed class ServiceDependency
{
    // ...
}
```

## ATS metadata

### ATS export

- Type ID: `Aspire.Hosting.Docker/ServiceDependency`

## Constructors

- [ServiceDependency](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.docker/servicedependency/constructors.md#constructor)

## Properties

- [Condition](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.docker/servicedependency/properties.md#condition) : `string?` `get; set` -- Gets or sets the condition under which the service should be started.