Docker Compose for DynamoDB Local and Admin UI

docker-compose.yml

version: '3.7'
services:
  dynamodb-local:
    image: amazon/dynamodb-local:latest
    container_name: dynamodb-local
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"

  dynamodb-admin:
    image: aaronshaf/dynamodb-admin
    ports:
      - "8001:8001"
    environment:
      DYNAMO_ENDPOINT: "http://dynamodb-local:8000"
      AWS_REGION: "us-west-2"
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: local
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: local
    depends_on:
      - dynamodb-local

I was unable to see tables created by different scripts until I enabled sharedDb mode.

Note the command property...

version: '3.9'
services:

  dynamodb:
    image: amazon/dynamodb-local:2.4.0
    command: "-jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb"
    healthcheck:
      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -v http://dynamodb:8000" ]
      interval: 3s
      timeout: 3s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 3s
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    restart: always

  dynamodb-admin:
    image: aaronshaf/dynamodb-admin:4.6.1
    ports:
      - "8001:8001"
    environment:
      DYNAMO_ENDPOINT: "http://dynamodb:8000"
      AWS_REGION: "eu-west-2"
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: abc
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: def
    depends_on:
      dynamodb:
        condition: service_healthy