Command for restarting all running docker containers?

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How to restart all running docker containers? Mainly looking for a shortcut instead of doing

docker restart containerid1 containerid2

Andrey Romashin · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-15T09:00:08.527

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Just run

docker restart $(docker ps -q)

Update

For restarting ALL (stopped and running) containers use docker restart $(docker ps -a -q) as in answer lower.

edited Dec 15 '21 at 09:00

answered Jul 06 '16 at 10:24

Andrey Romashin

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I know `-a` lists containers not running, but what does `-q` stand for? – Jim Aho May 18 '17 at 18:08
from `docker ps --help`: `-q, --quiet Only display numeric IDs` You can get help for every docker command by command `docker [command] --help` – Andrey Romashin May 19 '17 at 06:56
this attempts to start a container for every value in the table output of `docker ps --all`, so it will try to run `docker restart 'up for 2 weeks ago'`, `docker restart '33060/tcp'` and so on. Better to somehow limit the output of the `docker ps` command to just the name column. For example `docker restart $(docker ps --all --format "{{.Names}}")` – Brian H. Jun 17 '21 at 16:25
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-1 because the updated answer restarts _**all containers**_ whereas the original question is to restart _all **running** containers_. – John Rocha Dec 10 '21 at 18:52
You are right John. I corrected my updated answer. – Andrey Romashin Dec 15 '21 at 09:01
For me, this command gave the following error: "docker restart" requires at least 1 argument. Adding '-a' option along with '-q' option worked. – Karthik Rao Jun 09 '22 at 07:05

score 106 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 16 '17 at 09:12

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For me its now :

docker restart $(docker ps -a -q)

answered Jan 16 '17 at 09:12

bohr

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worth to mention to everyone, that it works in powershell only – st35ly Oct 28 '19 at 20:26
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Powershell only? No, it works in Bash too... – Daddy32 Mar 04 '22 at 20:45
Agree, It works in bash as well. – Herii May 17 '22 at 16:19
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This will restart all containers stopped and running. – Boris Ivanov Sep 19 '22 at 12:59

score 30 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 20 '19 at 02:31

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If you have docker-compose, all you need to do is:

docker-compose restart

And you get nice print out of the container's name along with its status of the restart (done/error)

Here is the official guide for installing: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

edited Apr 20 '19 at 02:31

Asclepius

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answered Apr 24 '18 at 13:25

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I have multiple projects running on a VPS and sometimes after a restart some of them have troubles starting and I'd have to move to every docker project and do that but other answers work to start ALL of them, not only one. – Herii May 17 '22 at 16:20

score 27 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 10:53

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To start only stopped containers:

docker start $(docker ps -a -q -f status=exited)

(On windows it works in Powershell).

answered Jul 31 '18 at 10:53

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score 12 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 30 '20 at 06:05

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To start all the containers:

  docker restart $(docker ps -a -q)

Use sudo if you don't have permission to perform this:

sudo docker restart $(sudo docker ps -a -q)

answered Apr 30 '20 at 06:05

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 08 '22 at 14:34

To restart all the online docker containers

docker restart $(docker ps -a -q -f status=healthy)

To start all the stopped containers:

docker start $(docker ps -a -q -f status=exited)

Other status options can be:

created, restarting, running, removing, paused, exited, dead.

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jul 02 '21 at 17:11

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To start multiple containers with the only particular container ids $ docker restart container-id1 container-id2 container-id3 ...

edited Jul 02 '21 at 17:11

Evaldas Buinauskas

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answered Oct 05 '20 at 15:00

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 12 '23 at 12:45

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An other way docker ps -q | xargs docker restart

answered Jul 12 '23 at 12:45

Gencay Tekin

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WagnerVF · Answer 9 · 2023-04-17T23:30:13.867

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start last 5 containers

 docker start $(docker ps -n 5 -q)

edited Apr 17 '23 at 23:30

answered Apr 17 '23 at 23:29

WagnerVF

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Command for restarting all running docker containers?

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