Container Management

This guide will cover the basics of container management using Docker. We will discuss the possible options for managing containers, including starting, stopping, restarting, removing, and inspecting them.

Starting a Container

To start a container, you can use the docker run command followed by the name of the image you want to run. For example, to start a container using the nginx image, you can use the following command:

$ docker run -d -p 80:80 nginx

This command will start the container in detached mode (-d flag) and map port 80 of the container to port 80 of the host (-p 80:80 flag).

Stopping a Container

To stop a container, you can use the docker stop command followed by the container ID or name. For example, to stop a container with the ID abc123, you can use the following command:

$ docker stop abc123

Restarting a Container

To restart a container, you can use the docker restart command followed by the container ID or name. For example, to restart a container with the name my-nginx, you can use the following command:

$ docker restart my-nginx