Space Fleet Container Control

Introduction

In the futuristic scenario of the "Future Spaceport," you have been appointed as the "Fleet Commander" responsible for managing the space fleet's resources and operations. To ensure the smooth functioning of the space missions, you need to gain expertise in Docker container management. Your goal is to successfully stop Docker containers in various scenarios to conserve resources and manage the fleet efficiently.

Skills Graph

Stop a Single Container

In this step, you will learn how to stop a single Docker container.

1. Introduction: You will stop a running nginx container to simulate conserving resources.

   docker run -d --name mynginx nginx
   docker ps
   docker stop mynginx
   docker ps -a

Stop Multiple Containers

In this step, you will practice stopping multiple Docker containers simultaneously.

1. Introduction: Stop the running containers for a spaceship dashboard application.

   docker run -d --name dashboard1 nginx
   docker run -d --name dashboard2 nginx
   docker ps
   docker stop dashboard1 dashboard2
   docker ps -a

Summary

In this lab, the focus was on gaining practical experience in stopping Docker containers. By simulating space fleet management scenarios, you learned the essential skills of gracefully stopping containers to conserve resources and manage operations efficiently. This hands-on experience will prepare you to handle real-world container management challenges.