Rahul Das | Full Stack Developer

Here’s a comprehensive list of Docker and Docker Compose commands with explanations and examples:

Docker Commands

docker images → List all locally stored images
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docker images
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docker pull <image> → Download an image from Docker Hub
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docker pull nginx
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docker rmi <image> → Remove an image
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docker rmi nginx
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docker ps → List running containers
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docker ps
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docker ps -a → List all containers (including stopped ones)
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docker ps -a
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docker run <image> → Run a container from an image
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docker run nginx
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docker run -d -p <host-port>:<container-port> <image> → Run container in detached mode with port mapping
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docker run -d -p 8080:80 nginx
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docker run --name <name> <image> → Run container with a custom name
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docker run --name mynginx nginx
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docker stop <container> → Stop a running container
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docker stop mynginx
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docker start <container> → Start a stopped container
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docker start mynginx
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docker restart <container> → Restart a container
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docker restart mynginx
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docker rm <container> → Remove a container
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docker rm mynginx
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docker logs <container> → View logs of a container
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docker logs mynginx
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docker exec -it <container> <command> → Execute a command inside a running container
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docker exec -it mynginx bash
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docker attach <container> → Attach to a running container
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docker attach mynginx
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docker network ls → List all networks
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docker network ls
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docker network create <name> → Create a custom network
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docker network create mynetwork
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docker network connect <network> <container> → Connect a container to a network
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docker network connect mynetwork mynginx
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docker network disconnect <network> <container> → Disconnect a container from a network
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docker network disconnect mynetwork mynginx
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docker network rm <name> → Remove a network
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docker network rm mynetwork
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docker volume ls → List all volumes
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docker volume ls
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docker volume create <name> → Create a new volume
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docker volume create myvolume
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docker volume rm <name> → Remove a volume
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docker volume rm myvolume
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docker build -t <name>:<tag> <path> → Build an image from a Dockerfile
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docker build -t myapp:latest .
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docker compose up -d → Start services in the background
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docker compose up -d
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docker compose down → Stop and remove containers
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docker compose down
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docker compose up → Start containers defined in docker-compose.yml
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docker compose up
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docker compose up -d → Start in detached mode
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docker compose up -d
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docker compose down → Stop and remove containers
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docker compose down
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docker compose start → Start services
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docker compose start
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docker compose stop → Stop services
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docker compose stop
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docker compose restart → Restart services
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docker compose restart
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docker compose pause → Pause services
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docker compose pause
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docker compose unpause → Resume paused services
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docker compose unpause
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docker compose logs → View logs of all services
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docker compose logs
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docker compose logs -f → Follow logs in real time
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docker compose logs -f
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docker compose exec <service> <command> → Run a command in a running container
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docker compose exec web ls
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docker compose ps → List running containers in the compose setup
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docker compose ps
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docker compose config → Validate and view compose file configuration
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docker compose config
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docker compose rm → Remove stopped service containers
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docker compose rm
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docker compose build → Build images defined in docker-compose.yml
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docker compose build
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This list covers most Docker and Docker Compose commands you need! 🚀 Let me know if you need more details. 😊