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docker restart — Basic Usage

Use docker restart for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commanddocker restart — Basic Usage
docker restart web01
Production warning

Stop, prune, delete, scale, restart, and apply operations can change running services.

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Docker Engine, Docker Compose, or kubectl
Permissions
Container or cluster permissions vary
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use docker restart for a standard administrative task.

docker restart web01

Original command

Restart a container.

docker restart web01

Common errors

Command not found

Confirm Docker Engine, Docker Compose, or kubectl is installed and available in your current shell.