does anyone have a good solution for using docker-compose to create multiple virtual hosts using nginx AND ssl.

I actually recently discussed this in another post - you should checkout NGINX-Proxy-Manager (NPM) since it lets you manage both your reverse proxy and the SSL cert within its GUI. You will need to define the NPM Docker network nginxproxymanager_default within docker-compose.yml files that will make use of that network, more-or-less looking like this:

version: 'X'
services:
  $APP_NAME:
    container_name: $NAME_YOUR_CONTAINER
    ### CONTAINER SPECS GO HERE
    ports:
      - '$PORT:$PORT'
    networks:
      - nginxproxymanager_default
    ## ANY OTHER CONTAINER SPECS ALSO GO HERE
    ...

networks:
  nginxproxymanager_default:
    external: true

Once the Docker container is running, you can then generate both the reverse proxy and the SSL cert needed to connect via https://example.domain.com/.

For more information about the app's specific uses and nuances, I'd recommend checking out the NGINX Proxy Manager main page:

• Nginx Proxy Manager | Guide