docker compose up and down - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to start services defined in a Docker Compose file.

Docker

docker compose [1]

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Aup

Bbuild

Cdown

Dps

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'down' instead of 'up' to start services.

Confusing 'build' with starting containers.

The docker compose up command starts all services defined in the Docker Compose file.

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medium

Complete the command to stop and remove containers, networks, and volumes created by Docker Compose.

Docker

docker compose [1]

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Alogs

Bstart

Crestart

Ddown

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'start' or 'restart' instead of 'down'.

Confusing 'logs' with stopping containers.

The docker compose down command stops and removes containers, networks, and volumes created by docker compose up.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to start services in detached mode.

Docker

docker compose up [1]

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A-d

B--detach

C-D

D--down

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using uppercase '-D' which is invalid.

Using '--down' which is not a valid flag.

The -d flag runs containers in detached mode (in the background).

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hard

Fill both blanks to specify a custom Compose file and start services.

Docker

docker compose -f [1] [2]

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Acustom-compose.yml

Bup

Cdown

Dstart

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'down' instead of 'up' to start services.

Not specifying the correct file name.

The -f option specifies the Compose file, and up starts the services.

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hard

Fill both blanks to stop services, remove containers, and remove volumes.

Docker

docker compose [1] --remove-orphans [2]

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Adown

B--volumes

C--force

Dup

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'up' instead of 'down' to stop services.

Forgetting to add the '--volumes' flag to remove volumes.

docker compose down stops and removes containers. The --remove-orphans flag removes containers not defined in the Compose file. The --volumes flag removes volumes. The --force flag is not valid here but included as a distractor.