docker stop

CautionStop/start container

docker stop <container>

Stops, starts or kills a container.

Examples

docker stop webStop the web container

Syntax

docker stop|start|kill <container>

Before you run it

Stops a running service; kill is immediate.

Related commands

docker runRun a container
docker restartRestart container

The same reference, with no signal at all

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