How to stop/kill docker compose project?

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I'd like to kill/stop/down the whole compose project without having to kill or type each individual containers.

I get the the project's name using docker compose ls.

$ docker compose ls
NAME                STATUS              CONFIG FILES
docker              running(2)          /home/docker/docker-compose.yml,/home/docker/docker-compose.without-nginx.yml
documents           running(1)          /home/docker-composer-jellyfin.yml

docker compose kill docker doesn't work. "no such service: docker"

and how to select which project? that is good if I am in the folder with the .yaml — 無名前
– 無名前, Commented Mar 20 at 4:47

Karthik S · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-20 05:03:05Z

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If you want to specify the project name explicitly (which is useful if you have multiple projects), you can use the -p or --project-name option.

Refer this:- https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/compose/#use--p-to-specify-a-project-name

Stop the docker project:

docker compose -p docker stop

Down the docker project:

docker compose -p docker down

answered Mar 20 at 5:03

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Adedamola Ajibola · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-22 04:09:44Z

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The following commands will stop or kill all containers in a Docker Compose project:

Graceful shutdown (stops and removes containers, networks, and optionally volumes):

docker compose -p docker down
Force stop all containers (immediate termination):

docker compose -p docker kill
Alternative approach (stop first, then remove containers):

docker compose -p docker stop docker compose -p docker rm -f

Replace docker with your actual project name if different.

answered Mar 22 at 4:09

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