DevOps: Puppet, Docker, and Kubernetes

Stopping a container

We can stop one or more containers at once. In this recipe, we will first start a container and then stop it.

Getting ready

Make sure the Docker daemon is running on the host and you can connect through the Docker client. You will also need one or more running containers.

How to do it…

1. To stop the container, run the following command:

   docker stop [-t|--time[=10]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
   

2. If you already have a running container, then you can go ahead and stop it; if not, we can create one and then stop it as follows:

   $ ID='docker run -d -i fedora /bin/bash'
   $ docker stop $ID
   

How it works…

This will save the state of the container and stop it. It can be started again, if needed.

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