What are the possible states for a docker container?

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Are there states other than "running", "paused" and "stopped" or are these the only states available?

check this link: https://medium.com/@nagarwal/lifecycle-of-docker-container-d2da9f85959 — rsjethani, Apr 11 '18 at 18:24

score 50 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 24 '21 at 21:19

No, there are other possible states. The Docker Remote API defines the following states:

created A container that has been created (e.g. with docker create) but not started
restarting A container that is in the process of being restarted
running A currently running container
paused A container whose processes have been paused
exited A container that ran and completed ("stopped" in other contexts, although a created container is technically also "stopped")
dead A container that the daemon tried and failed to stop (usually due to a busy device or resource used by the container) - Added on v1.22

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '17 at 18:27

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Docker Remote API 1.24 defines one more state

answered Jan 10 '17 at 18:27

Shailesh

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You should have put that in your edit :) I'll update. Thanks. – Adrian Mouat Jan 10 '17 at 20:10

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