Immediately stops containers with a signal.
Section: Inspection and Cleanup
Force kill services
bash
bash
docker compose killExplanation
Useful when graceful stop is hanging.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Inspection and Cleanup
Render normalized config
Merges files, interpolates variables, and prints the final Compose model.
List compose projects
Lists active and recent Compose projects on the host.