❓ Is it possible to convert a docker-compose setup to an add-on?

[igorsantos07]

Which addon?

A new one, possibly based on https://github.com/MDeLuise/plant-it

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Which addon?

A new one, possibly based on https://github.com/MDeLuise/plant-it

Addon or app?

Add-on!

Describe the solution you'd like

I want to contribute Plant-it as a new add-on for the repo, as I am eager to move out from "please pay many bucks a month to be reminded biweekly to feed your plants" apps from Play Store.

However, I never ever contributed to HA before, and the only experience I have with add-ons is installing Grocy and ChangeDetection.io - but I do have some Docker experience.
That said, Plant-it suggestion of setup is based on a compose file, running an application, database and cache servers. I've made a suggestion to the maintainer to slim it down a bit (MDeLuise/plant-it#279), but I'm not sure if it's feasible. And docs about "how to create a new add-on" only point to Dockerfiles; is it possible to create an add-on with a compose file instead?

Additional context
A side-concern I have as well is that the original Plant-it server seems quite resource intensive, given it runs the Java VM in an Ubuntu server with a full MySQL as a side dish. No clue how feasible it would be to slim that down to run on my RPi 3b 🤡

Describe alternatives you've considered
I guess I will regret this, but I'm considering forking the project's server and recreating it with tech I know, in a slimmer build. It would be fun to keep it in track with the original project, considering I barely have free time to fix stuff that breaks in my smart home setup 😂 But right now, it feels like the only way forward.