How do you know that a Docker container has stopped…

There are several ways:

docker ps command: You can use the docker ps -a command to see all containers, including stopped ones. If the container appears in the output and its "STATUS" does not indicate "Up", then it is stopped.
```
# Check the status of all containers
docker ps -a | grep <container_name_or_ID>
```
docker inspect command: This command provides detailed information about a container, including its state.
```
# Retrieve the container's status
docker inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' <container_name_or_ID>
```
If the command output is "exited", "dead", or "stopped", the container is stopped.
Log monitoring: Some applications write messages about their termination in logs. Monitoring container logs can provide information about the reason for stopping.
```
# View container logs
docker logs <container_name_or_ID>
```
Monitoring systems: Monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Nagios, Zabbix) can be configured to track the status of Docker containers. They can send alerts when a container stops.
Docker Events: You can subscribe to Docker events to receive real-time notifications about container stops.
```
# Monitor Docker events
docker events --filter 'type=container' --filter 'event=die'
```

How do you know that a Docker container has stopped?