Docker containers onlys up when access the host with ssh

Question

I have two containers it was builded with command > docker-compose up --build -d. All containers build normally and stays up, but when I leave the machine the containers stays up at least 2 hours until que he drops again.

This containers is running an API in PHP LARAVEL Framework and a nginx reverse proxy.

Docker Image Started as 46Hours ago and UP 2 seconds

When I start the application and leave the machine where Docker is installed, it is in max two hours running. If I access the machine via ssh and then after that access the application and it is running without the need to do a docker-compose up. And the api was written in Laravel PHP with a Nginx container making a reverse Proxy.

What do I have to do to make these containers stand up as a productive environment?

Answer 1

There is a command that can help you when it goes down or stops:

sudo docker run --restart unless-stopped --name <Name you want to use> <Name of your container>

don't use these <> in your command

after doing this anytime that container is down it will restart the container for you automatically.

I think this trick is really useful when you have multiple containers running, and helpful when you want to update the server packages too.