docker compose down

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Stops containers and removes containers, networks, volumes, and images created by up.

By default, the only things removed are:

• Containers for services defined in the Compose file.
• Networks defined in the networks section of the Compose file.
• The default network, if one is used.

Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.

Anonymous volumes are not removed by default. However, as they don’t have a stable name, they are not automatically mounted by a subsequent up. For data that needs to persist between updates, use explicit paths as bind mounts or named volumes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Description
--dry-run	bool		Execute command in dry run mode
--remove-orphans	bool		Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file
--rmi	string		Remove images used by services. "local" remove only images that don't have a custom tag ("local"|"all")
-t, --timeout	int	0	Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds
-v, --volumes	bool		Remove named volumes declared in the "volumes" section of the Compose file and anonymous volumes attached to containers

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Description

Stops containers and removes containers, networks, volumes, and images created by up.

By default, the only things removed are:

• Containers for services defined in the Compose file.
• Networks defined in the networks section of the Compose file.
• The default network, if one is used.

Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.

Anonymous volumes are not removed by default. However, as they don’t have a stable name, they are not automatically mounted by a subsequent up. For data that needs to persist between updates, use explicit paths as bind mounts or named volumes.