| Start the stack | docker compose up -d |
| View logs | docker compose logs -f |
| Stop the stack | docker compose down |
| Restart | docker compose restart |
Recrete if volume is corrupt
docker compose down -v
docker compose up -d
Forceful Recreate the Container
docker compose down
docker compose up -d --force-recreate
Stop all Running containers
docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
🐳 Container Management
| Task | Command |
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| Run a container interactively | docker run -it ubuntu |
| Run a container in background | docker run -d nginx |
| Run with a name | docker run --name myapp nginx |
| Run with volume | docker run -v $(pwd):/app -it python |
| List running containers | docker ps |
| List all containers (stopped too) | docker ps -a |
| Stop a running container | docker stop <container_id> |
| Start a stopped container | docker start <container_id> |
| Remove a container | docker rm <container_id> |
| Remove all containers | docker rm $(docker ps -aq) |
| View container logs | docker logs <container_id> |
| Execute command inside container | docker exec -it <container_id> bash |
🧱 Image Management
| Task | Command |
|---|
| Pull image from Docker Hub | docker pull python:3.10 |
| Build image from Dockerfile | docker build -t myapp . |
| List all images | docker images |
| Remove an image | docker rmi <image_id> |
| Remove all images | docker rmi $(docker images -q) |
| Tag image | docker tag myapp myrepo/myapp:latest |
| Push image to registry | docker push myrepo/myapp:latest |
⚙️ Volumes & Networks
| Task | Command |
|---|
| List volumes | docker volume ls |
| Create volume | docker volume create myvolume |
| Remove volume | docker volume rm myvolume |
| List networks | docker network ls |
| Create network | docker network create mynetwork |
| Remove network | docker network rm mynetwork |
🛠️ Docker Compose
| Task | Command |
|---|
| Start services | docker-compose up |
| Start in background | docker-compose up -d |
| Stop services | docker-compose down |
| Rebuild containers | docker-compose up --build |
| View logs | docker-compose logs |
| View logs of a service | docker-compose logs <service_name> |
| Run command in service | docker-compose exec <service_name> bash |
Prune Everything (Careful!)
bashCopyEditdocker system prune
- Removes: stopped containers, unused networks, dangling images, and build cache.
- Add
-a to remove all unused images (not just dangling):
bashCopyEditdocker system prune -a
🧼 Targeted Prunes
| Type | Command | Description |
|---|
| Containers | docker container prune | Remove stopped containers |
| Images | docker image prune | Remove dangling images |
| Networks | docker network prune | Remove unused networks |
| Volumes | docker volume prune | Remove unused volumes (not used by any container) |
| Build cache | docker builder prune | Remove build cache |
✅ With Confirmation Skipped
Add -f to skip the prompt:
bashCopyEditdocker system prune -a -f
Access Bash from inside the container
docker exec -it <<container Name >> bash
Login as root
docker exec -it --user root <<container name>> bash
Other Commands
| View Log of specific container | docker compose logs -f mayan |
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