devilbox/docs/maintenance/remove-stopped-container.rst
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Remove stopped container
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Why should I?
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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?
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.. code-block:: bash
host> docker-compose stop
host> docker-compose rm
When to do it?
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Whenever path values inside the ``.env`` file change.