Restart a Docker Container

Restart a Docker Container

How to safely restart a container from the CLI or dashboard.

Via Dashboard

Use the Portainer page at /apps/portainer — find the container and click Restart.

Via CLI

# Graceful restart
docker restart <container-name>

# Force stop then start
docker stop <container-name> && docker start <container-name>

Caution

Restarting a container will interrupt any active connections.