Manage containers

Containers are generally managed using standard Docker commands, so refer to the Docker docs for further guidance. When available, the containers and stacks, including their ENV can be nicely managed with Dockge

Create containers

All services are defined in stacks/myApplication/compose.yaml. To create a service use cd stacks/myApplication && docker compose up -d.

Starting and stopping

Stop a running container with docker stop myApplication and restart it with docker stop myApplication. Note that to stop an entire stack without deleting its containers, each container must be stopped individually.

Removal

Remove a stopped container with docker rm myApplication after stopping it. Remove an entire stack with cd stacks/myApplication && docker compose down.

Updates

Docker images can be updated in different ways, depending on personal taste. For a deeper dive into automated options, check out this blog post. They can also be manually updated:

• Stop the running container with docker stop myApplication
• Back up data in data/myApplication
• Review the changelog of the new application version
• Set the new image tag instacks/myApplication/compose.yaml or pull the new image with docker pull
• Remove the old container with docker rm myApplication
• Start the new container with docker compose up -d