docker-compose/docs/reference/compose_down.md

docker compose down

Stops containers and removes containers, networks, volumes, and images created by up.

By default, the only things removed are:

• Containers for services defined in the Compose file.
• Networks defined in the networks section of the Compose file.
• The default network, if one is used.

Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.

Anonymous volumes are not removed by default. However, as they don’t have a stable name, they are not automatically mounted by a subsequent up. For data that needs to persist between updates, use explicit paths as bind mounts or named volumes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Description
--dry-run	bool		Execute command in dry run mode
--remove-orphans	bool		Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file
--rmi	string		Remove images used by services. "local" remove only images that don't have a custom tag ("local"|"all")
-t, --timeout	int	0	Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds
-v, --volumes	bool		Remove named volumes declared in the "volumes" section of the Compose file and anonymous volumes attached to containers

Description

Stops containers and removes containers, networks, volumes, and images created by up.

By default, the only things removed are:

• Containers for services defined in the Compose file.
• Networks defined in the networks section of the Compose file.
• The default network, if one is used.

Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.

Anonymous volumes are not removed by default. However, as they don’t have a stable name, they are not automatically mounted by a subsequent up. For data that needs to persist between updates, use explicit paths as bind mounts or named volumes.