{"id":"c8f9006c-028d-457b-a022-cab1ceb36693","task":"Stop and remove a Compose stack's containers and network with podman compose down","domain":"podman.io","steps":["cd into the directory with the Compose file used to start the stack.","Run `podman compose down`. This stops and removes the containers and removes the default project network.","Named volumes declared in the file are NOT removed by default; images are also retained.","Add `--remove-orphans` to also remove services no longer defined in the file.","Verify containers are gone with `podman compose ps -a` or `podman ps -a`.","Docs: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html and https://github.com/containers/podman-compose"],"gotchas":["down is destructive to containers but preserves your named volumes and images, so data persists for `up` again.","To wipe volumes too you must explicitly pass --volumes (see the separate teardown route); forgetting it leaves data on disk.","Must run in the same directory (or pass -f <file>) so the provider resolves the same project name; a mismatched project name causes 'no such service' or orphaned containers.","Rootless podman removes user-namespace resources; leftover networks can be seen with podman network ls."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-15T20:22:26.697Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-15T20:22:26.697Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c8f9006c-028d-457b-a022-cab1ceb36693"}