docker size is increasing due to garbage. what should i do?
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There are several steps you can take to reduce the size of a Docker container that is increasing due to garbage:
docker system prune
command to remove all stopped containers, networks, and dangling images.docker container prune
command to remove all stopped containers.docker image prune
command to remove all dangling images.docker volume prune
command to remove all unused volumes.docker network prune
command to remove all unused networks.docker rmi
command to remove unnecessary images. You can usedocker images
command to list all images anddocker rmi <image_id>
command to remove an image.docker history <image_name>
command to see what layers are in the image, and usedocker save
command to save the image to a tar file, you can inspect the tar file and see what files are taking up space..dockerignore
file to ignore unnecessary files while building the image.By following these steps, you should be able to significantly reduce the size of your Docker container and keep it from increasing due to garbage.