Run a simple container

docker run --name example-website -v ~/path/to/html:/usr/share/nginx/html -p 8080:80 -d nginx

Stopping a container

docker stop example-website

Deleting a container

docker rm example-website

Start a docker-compose file

docker compose -p appv1 up -d

List docker compose applications

docker compose ls

Bring down specific application

docker compose -p appv1 down

Check how much memory and cpu usage a docker container is using.

docker stats

Connect to host machine ports from inside container:

#Add to docker compose
extra_hosts:
  - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"

#from inside machine connect like this
http://host.docker.internal:PORT