Lesson 6 of 6

Everyday Docker Workflow

Build, inspect, stop and clean up containers safely.

A practical workflow includes building images, starting services, inspecting logs and stopping resources when finished.

Use explicit names and Compose projects so development environments remain understandable as they grow.

Example

docker compose up -d
docker compose logs -f
docker compose down

Practice challenge

Describe the difference between docker compose down and simply closing a terminal.