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=Overview=
=Overview=


The container configuration resides under /var/lib/docker/containers/<''container-id''>.
The container configuration resides under /var/lib/docker/containers/<''container-id''>. Note that these files must not be edited directly. Configuration can be changed retrieved with:
[[docker inspect]]
and can be changed with:
[[docker update]]


=hostconfig.json=
=hostconfig.json=
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==RestartPolicy==
==RestartPolicy==


The container's restart policy specifies how container are restarted when the docker server is restarted.
The container's [[Docker Concepts#Restart_Policy|restart policy]] specifies how container are restarted when the docker server is restarted.


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<syntaxhighlight lang='json'>
{ ... "RestartPolicy":{"Name":"no","MaximumRetryCount":0}, ... }
{ ... "RestartPolicy":{"Name":"no","MaximumRetryCount":0}, ... }
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Also see {{Internal|Docker - Start a Container Automatically|Start a Container Automatically}}

Latest revision as of 16:05, 5 May 2018

Internal

Overview

The container configuration resides under /var/lib/docker/containers/<container-id>. Note that these files must not be edited directly. Configuration can be changed retrieved with:

docker inspect

and can be changed with:

docker update

hostconfig.json

RestartPolicy

The container's restart policy specifies how container are restarted when the docker server is restarted.

{ ... "RestartPolicy":{"Name":"no","MaximumRetryCount":0}, ... }

Also see

Start a Container Automatically