devilbox/docs/readings/remove-stopped-container.rst

Remove stopped container

Why should I?

If you simply docker-compose stop in order to stop all containers, they are still preserved in the docker ps -a process list and still have state.

In case you change any path variables inside the .env file (or silently due to git updates), you need to completely re-create the state.

This is done by first fully removing the container and then simply starting it again.

How to do it?

host> docker-compose stop
host> docker-compose rm

When to do it?

Whenever path values inside the .env file change.