Docker Cheat Sheet: Standard & Docker Compose Commands

Command

Description

docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name my-container nginx

Download and start a container in the background (-d), mapping port 8080 on the host to port 80 inside the container.

docker ps

List all currently running containers.

docker ps -a

List all containers (both running and stopped).

docker stop <container_name_or_id>

Gracefully stop a running container.

docker start <container_name_or_id>

Start a stopped container.

docker restart <container_name_or_id>

Restart a running or stopped container.

docker rm <container_name_or_id>

Remove a stopped container (add -f to force-remove a running one).

Command

Description

docker logs <container_name_or_id>

View the standard output logs of a container.

docker logs -f <container_name_or_id>

Stream container logs in real-time (like tail -f).

docker exec -it <container_name_or_id> bash

Open an interactive bash terminal inside a running container (use sh if bash is unavailable).

Command

Description

docker images

List all locally stored Docker images.

docker pull <image_name>:<tag>

Download a Docker image from Docker Hub without running it.

docker build -t <image_name> .

Build a Docker image from a Dockerfile in the current directory.

docker rmi <image_name_or_id>

Delete a local Docker image.

Command

Description

docker compose up -d

Build, (re)create, and start containers in the background using the docker-compose.yml file.

docker compose down

Stop and remove all containers, networks, and default volumes defined in the compose file.

docker compose ps

List containers managed by the current docker-compose.yml file.

docker compose logs -f

Follow log output from all services defined in the compose file.

docker compose restart

Restart all services defined in the compose file.

docker compose build

Rebuild service images from scratch without starting them.

Command

Description

docker system prune

Remove all stopped containers, unused networks, and dangling images to free up disk space.

docker system prune -a --volumes

Remove all unused containers, networks, images (not just dangling ones), and volumes. (Gunakan dengan cermat)