Remove orphaned Docker resources

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remove orphan docker
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To remove orphaned Docker resources, you can use the following steps and commands:

### **1. Remove Orphaned Containers**
Orphaned containers are usually stopped containers that aren't linked to active services.

docker container prune

This removes all stopped containers. When prompted, confirm with `y`.

### **2. Remove Orphaned Images**
Remove unused or dangling images (those not associated with any container):

docker image prune

To remove **all unused images**, including those not dangling, use:

docker image prune -a

### **3. Remove Orphaned Networks**
Remove unused Docker networks:

docker network prune

### **4. Remove Orphaned Volumes**
Remove volumes that are no longer used by any container:

docker volume prune

### **5. Combine Prune Commands**
To clean up everything in one step (containers, images, networks, and volumes):

docker system prune

If you want to remove **all unused images and volumes** as well:

docker system prune -a --volumes

### **Notes:**
– **Be cautious** with these commands, especially with the `-a` flag, as it removes resources that aren't currently in use, even if they may be used later.
– Before removing orphaned volumes or images, make sure they aren't needed by any manual setups or non-active projects.

Would you like assistance determining what resources might be orphaned before removal?

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WARNING: Found orphan containers (other-7mysql) for this project. If you removed or renamed this service in your compose file, you can run this command with the –remove-orphans flag to clean it up.
Removing network appphp7_other-7app-network
ERROR: error while removing network: network appphp7_other-7app-network id 54ef357ceba777afd43a3e30f9ed8a34672d6d13632609e65128498be2d8fa11 has active endpoints
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This warning and error indicate that there are orphaned containers (like `other-7mysql`) and active network endpoints preventing the network from being removed. Here's how to resolve this step by step:

### **1. Identify Orphan Containers**
Run the following command to list all containers, including orphaned ones:

docker ps -a

Look for containers like `other-7mysql` that aren't part of your current Docker Compose project.

### **2. Remove Orphan Containers**
To remove the orphan container(s):

docker rm -f other-7mysql

Replace `other-7mysql` with the actual container name from the list.

### **3. Remove the Network**
Now that the orphan container has been removed, retry removing the network:

docker network rm appphp7_other-7app-network

If you still see errors, ensure no containers are attached to the network by inspecting it:

docker network inspect appphp7_other-7app-network

### **4. Use `–remove-orphans` with Docker Compose**
To automatically clean up orphan containers when managing services with Docker Compose:

docker-compose down --remove-orphans

If you’re using the new Compose V2 syntax (`docker compose` instead of `docker-compose`):

docker compose down --remove-orphans

### **5. Force Cleanup**
If issues persist, forcefully clean up networks and containers:

– **Force-remove containers:**

docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq)

– **Force-remove networks:**

docker network prune -f

Let me know if you encounter further issues during this cleanup!

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