Docker Stop Container

Date: 2023-03-27

This tutorial explains Docker's docker stop and docker kill commands. docker stop gracefully shuts down a container by sending a SIGTERM signal, allowing a 10-second (customizable) timeout for cleanup. Failure to exit within the timeout results in a forced shutdown via SIGKILL. docker kill immediately terminates a container with a SIGKILL signal, bypassing graceful shutdown. It's crucial to use docker stop first, resorting to docker kill only when necessary. Both commands accept container IDs or names, and can handle multiple containers simultaneously.

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