How to start and Stop Docker from command line on Linux?

January 15, 2025 by [email protected]

First open the terminal in Linux

To start Docker :-

$sudo service docker start #for work with SysVinit
$sudo systemctl start docker #for work with Systemd

To Stop Docker :-

$sudo service docker stop #for work with SysVinit
$sudo systemctl stop docker #for work with Systemd