Docker cleanup guide

Docker doesn't remove unused objects such as containers, images, volumes, and networks unless you explicitly tell it to do so. How To Remove them?

Removing All Unused Objects

Remove stopped containers, all dangling images, and all unused networks:

docker system prune
WARNING! This will remove:
  - all stopped containers
  - all networks not used by at least one container
  - all dangling images
  - all dangling build cache

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You can also include all unused volumes, then add --volumes:

docker system prune --volumes

Docker Containers

docker container ls -a

Remove selected container

docker container rm [CONTAINER ID]

Remove all stopped containers

To remove all stopped containers use:

docker container prune

You can also list what will be removed:

docker container ls -a --filter status=exited --filter status=created

Stop and remove all containers

docker container stop $(docker container ls -aq)
docker container rm $(docker container ls -aq)

Docker Images

You can list them:

docker image ls

Remove selected image

docker image rm [IMAGE ID]

Remove dangling images

A dangling image is an image that is not tagged and is not used by any container. You can remove them by:

docker image prune

Remove all unused images

To remove all images which are not referenced by any existing container, not just the dangling ones, use the prune command with the -a flag:

docker image prune -a

Docker Networks

You can list them with:

docker network ls

Remove selected network

docker network rm [NETWORK ID]

Remove all unused networks

Use the docker network prune command to remove all unused networks. Remove all networks that are created more than 12 hours ago:

docker network prune -a --filter "until=12h"

Docker Volumes

docker volume ls

Remove selected Volume

docker volume rm [VOLUME NAME]

Remove all unused volumes

docker volume prune

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