Delete a sedex-Client Docker Container

A sedex-Client container can be deleted like any other Docker container.

Reasons for deleting a sedex-Client Container

There are several reasons for deleting a sedex-Client Docker container:

• The container has to be moved to another Docker host.
• The container has to be updated to a newer version.
• The container has to be decommissioned.

Delete the container - but not its permanent storage!

Containers are disposable and can be deleted and recreated as often as you like. However, this does not apply to the external permanent storage ("sedex-interface" and "sedex-data"). You should not delete these folders because they will be needed in their current state when creating a new sedex-Client Docker container.

Delete the sedex-Client container

The sedex-Client container can be deleted like any other Docker container.

First stop the sedex-Client container and then delete it as follows:

$ docker stop sedex-client
$ docker container rm sedex-client 

Graceful shutdown takes time

Stopping a sedex-Client container can take up to about 65 seconds. This allows the sedex-Client to gracefully shutdown and clean up temporary data.