Docker Commands

Building and running containers.

Containers

docker run

Creates and starts a new container from an image.

docker ps

Lists running containers.

docker stop

Gracefully stops one or more running containers (sends SIGTERM, then SIGKILL after a timeout).

docker rm

Removes one or more stopped containers.

docker exec

Runs a command inside an already-running container.

docker logs

Fetches the stdout/stderr logs of a container.

Images

docker build

Builds an image from a Dockerfile.

docker images

Lists locally stored images.

docker rmi

Removes one or more local images.

Compose

docker compose up

Creates and starts every service defined in a docker-compose.yml file.

docker compose down

Stops and removes containers, networks, and (optionally) volumes created by docker compose up.