Docker

Start an app

docker-compose up -d
# -d, --detach               Detached mode: Run containers in the background, print new container names.

Stop an app

docker-compose down

List running containers

docker ps --no-trunc

Run commands inside a container

docker exec -it <container-id> bash

# Retrieve container id from command 'docker ps'

Search for a running container with specific name

docker ps -f 'name=<string-in-container-name>'

# Only output the container id
docker ps -f 'name=<string-in-container-name>' --quiet

Objective	Command
Start an app	docker-compose up -d # -d, --detach Detached mode: Run containers in the background, print new container names.
Stop an app	docker-compose down
List running containers	docker ps --no-trunc
Run commands inside a container	docker exec -it <container-id> bash # Retrieve container id from command 'docker ps'
Search for a running container with specific name	docker ps -f 'name=<string-in-container-name>' # Only output the container id docker ps -f 'name=<string-in-container-name>' --quiet