docker networking ai_generated true

error: network has active endpoints

ID: docker/network-has-active-endpoints

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94%Fix Rate
95%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

Cannot remove a Docker network because containers are still connected to it.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Disconnect all containers first: docker network disconnect -f <network> <container> 
    Then docker network rm <network> succeeds

    Sources: https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/network/disconnect/

  2. 93% success Stop the containers using the network first, then remove it 
    docker compose down removes networks and containers together

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Force-removing the network 70% fail

    May orphan container networking; containers lose connectivity

  2. Restarting Docker daemon 80% fail

    Disruptive to all running containers

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: