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How do I make a Docker container start automatically on system boot?

Supposed I have a Docker container that I want to run, then I can call

$ docker run ...

and everything is fine. Is there a built-in way to run a container in a way that it will be restarted automatically, if the system crashes and reboots?

If so, is this also available in Docker Compose?

Solution

  • Yes, docker has restart policies such as docker run --restart=always that will handle this. This is also available in the compose.yml config file as restart: always.