diff --git a/compose.rst b/compose.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b85303bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Docker Compose
+==============
+
+Docker compose is described in :ref:`Testcontainers Core`.
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 35c2ae9c5..90d000bd6 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.doctest",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
     "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
+    "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
 ]
 
 # Configure autodoc to avoid excessively long fully-qualified names.
diff --git a/core/README.rst b/core/README.rst
index 5176ce078..858345216 100644
--- a/core/README.rst
+++ b/core/README.rst
@@ -3,22 +3,28 @@ Testcontainers Core
 
 :code:`testcontainers-core` is the core functionality for spinning up Docker containers in test environments.
 
-.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.container.DockerContainer
-    :members: with_bind_ports, with_exposed_ports
+.. automodule:: testcontainers.core.container
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    
+.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.network.Network
+    :members:
 
-.. note::
-    When using `with_bind_ports` or `with_exposed_ports`
-    you can specify the port in the following formats: :code:`{private_port}/{protocol}`
+.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.image.DockerImage
 
-    e.g. `8080/tcp` or `8125/udp` or just `8080` (default protocol is tcp)
+.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.generic.DbContainer
 
-    For legacy reasons, the port can be an *integer*
+.. raw:: html
 
-.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.image.DockerImage
+    <hr>
 
-.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.generic.DbContainer
+Compose
+-------
 
-.. autoclass:: testcontainers.core.network.Network
+It is also possible to use Docker Compose functionality:
+
+.. automodule:: testcontainers.compose.compose
+    :members:
 
 .. raw:: html
 
diff --git a/core/testcontainers/compose/compose.py b/core/testcontainers/compose/compose.py
index 35ca5b335..8f9bd33cf 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/compose/compose.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/compose/compose.py
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ class DockerCompose:
 
             >>> from testcontainers.compose import DockerCompose
 
-            >>> compose = DockerCompose("compose/tests", compose_file_name="docker-compose-4.yml",
+            >>> compose = DockerCompose("core/tests/compose_fixtures/basic", compose_file_name="hello.yaml",
             ...                         pull=True)
             >>> with compose:
             ...     stdout, stderr = compose.get_logs()
-            >>> b"Hello from Docker!" in stdout
+            >>> "Hello from Docker!" in stdout
             True
 
         .. code-block:: yaml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def docker_compose_command(self) -> list[str]:
         Returns command parts used for the docker compose commands
 
         Returns:
-            cmd: Docker compose command parts.
+            list[str]: Docker compose command parts.
         """
         return self.compose_command_property
 
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ def get_logs(self, *services: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
         :param services: which services to get the logs for (or omit, for all)
 
         Returns:
-            stdout: Standard output stream.
-            stderr: Standard error stream.
+            str: stdout: Standard output stream.
+            str: stderr: Standard error stream.
         """
         logs_cmd = [*self.compose_command_property, "logs", *services]
 
@@ -358,15 +358,15 @@ def exec_in_container(
 
         Args:
             service_name: Name of the docker compose service to run the command in.
-        command: Command to execute.
+            command: Command to execute.
 
         :param service_name: specify the service name
         :param command: the command to run in the container
 
         Returns:
-            stdout: Standard output stream.
-            stderr: Standard error stream.
-            exit_code: The command's exit code.
+            str: stdout: Standard output stream.
+            str: stderr: Standard error stream.
+            int: exit_code: The command's exit code.
         """
         if not service_name:
             service_name = self.get_container().Service
diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
index b7979a613..4abd51968 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ def get_wrapped_container(self) -> "Container":
         return self._container
 
     def get_docker_client(self) -> DockerClient:
+        """
+        :meta private:
+        """
         return self._docker
 
     def get_logs(self) -> tuple[bytes, bytes]:
@@ -253,6 +256,10 @@ def _configure(self) -> None:
 
 
 class Reaper:
+    """
+    :meta private:
+    """
+
     _instance: "Optional[Reaper]" = None
     _container: Optional[DockerContainer] = None
     _socket: Optional[socket] = None
diff --git a/core/tests/compose_fixtures/basic/hello.yaml b/core/tests/compose_fixtures/basic/hello.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..594a5110c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/compose_fixtures/basic/hello.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+services:
+  hello:
+    image: alpine:latest
+    init: true
+    command:
+      - sh
+      - -c
+      - 'while true; do echo "Hello from Docker!"; sleep 1; done'
diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
index 307f934c0..e0e288558 100644
--- a/index.rst
+++ b/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ testcontainers-python facilitates the use of Docker containers for functional an
     :maxdepth: 1
 
     core/README
+    compose
     modules/index
 
 Getting Started