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====== Docker CheatSheet ======

Basic docker commands

===== Update a docker compose =====

''docker compose pull''

''docker compose up -d''

===== Container Management =====
A container is a running instance of an image.

^ Command ^ Description ^
| ''docker ps'' | List running containers |
| ''docker ps -a'' | List **all** containers (including stopped ones) |
| ''docker start <id_or_name>'' | Start a stopped container |
| ''docker stop <id_or_name>'' | Gracefully stop a running container |
| ''docker restart <id_or_name>''| Restart a container |
| ''docker rm <id_or_name>'' | Remove a container (must be stopped first) |
| ''docker rm -f <id_or_name>'' | Force removal of a running container |

===== Image Management =====
An image is the blueprint downloaded from Docker Hub.

^ Command ^ Description ^
| ''docker images'' | List all locally stored images |
| ''docker pull <image_name>'' | Download an image from Docker Hub (e.g., ''docker pull nginx'') |
| ''docker rmi <image_id>'' | Remove a local image |

===== Troubleshooting & Logs =====
Essential when a homelab service isn't working as expected.

^ Command ^ Description ^
| ''docker logs <id_or_name>'' | Display container logs |
| ''docker logs -f <id_or_name>'' | Follow logs in real-time (tail -f) |
| ''docker exec -it <id> /bin/bash''| Open an interactive terminal (bash) inside the container |
| ''docker exec -it <id> /bin/sh'' | Open a terminal (sh) if bash is unavailable (common on Alpine) |
| ''docker stats'' | Display live CPU/RAM usage of all containers |
| ''docker inspect <id>'' | Display detailed container info (IP, network, volumes) in JSON format |
| ''docker build -t <name> .'' | Build an image from the Dockerfile in the current directory |


===== Cleanup (Prune) =====
To free up disk space on the server. **Use these commands with caution!**

^ Command ^ Description ^
| ''docker container prune'' | Remove all stopped containers |
| ''docker image prune'' | Remove dangling images (no tags, not associated with a container) |
| ''docker volume prune'' | Remove unused volumes (risk of data loss) |
| ''docker system prune -a'' | Deep clean: remove everything that is not currently in use |

===== Docker Compose =====
To manage multi-container stacks (via a ''docker-compose.yml'' file).

^ Command ^ Description ^
| ''docker compose up -d'' | Create and start containers in the background (detached mode) |
| ''docker compose down'' | Stop and remove containers and networks defined in the stack |
| ''docker compose pull'' | Pull the latest images defined in the compose file |
| ''docker compose logs -f'' | Follow logs for the entire stack in real-time |