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# containers
# `prefect_docker.containers`
Integrations with Docker Containers.
## Functions
### `create_docker_container`
```python theme={null}
create_docker_container(image: str, command: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None, name: Optional[str] = None, detach: Optional[bool] = None, entrypoint: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None, environment: Optional[Union[Dict[str, str], List[str]]] = None, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **create_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
```
Create a container without starting it. Similar to docker create.
**Args:**
* `image`: The image to run.
* `command`: The command(s) to run in the container.
* `name`: The name for this container.
* `detach`: Run container in the background.
* `docker_host`: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.
* `entrypoint`: The entrypoint for the container.
* `environment`: Environment variables to set inside the container,
as a dictionary or a list of strings in the format \["SOMEVARIABLE=xxx"].
* `**create_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
[`client.containers.create`](https://docker-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/containers.html#docker.models.containers.ContainerCollection.create).
**Returns:**
* A Docker Container object.
**Examples:**
Create a container with the Prefect image.
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import create_docker_container
@flow
def create_docker_container_flow():
container = create_docker_container(
image="prefecthq/prefect",
command="echo 'hello world!'"
)
create_docker_container_flow()
```
### `get_docker_container_logs`
```python theme={null}
get_docker_container_logs(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **logs_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> str
```
Get logs from this container. Similar to the docker logs command.
**Args:**
* `container_id`: The container ID to pull logs from.
* `docker_host`: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.
* `**logs_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
[`client.containers.get(container_id).logs`](https://docker-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/containers.html#docker.models.containers.Container.logs).
**Returns:**
* The Container's logs.
**Examples:**
Gets logs from a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import get_docker_container_logs
@flow
def get_docker_container_logs_flow():
logs = get_docker_container_logs(container_id="c157")
return logs
get_docker_container_logs_flow()
```
### `start_docker_container`
```python theme={null}
start_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **start_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
```
Start this container. Similar to the docker start command.
**Args:**
* `container_id`: The container ID to start.
* `docker_host`: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.
* `**start_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
[`client.containers.get(container_id).start`](https://docker-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/containers.html#docker.models.containers.Container.start).
**Returns:**
* The Docker Container object.
**Examples:**
Start a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import start_docker_container
@flow
def start_docker_container_flow():
container = start_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
start_docker_container_flow()
```
### `stop_docker_container`
```python theme={null}
stop_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **stop_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
```
Stops a container. Similar to the docker stop command.
**Args:**
* `container_id`: The container ID to stop.
* `docker_host`: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.
* `**stop_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
[`client.containers.get(container_id).stop`](https://docker-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/containers.html#docker.models.containers.Container.stop).
**Returns:**
* The Docker Container object.
**Examples:**
Stop a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import stop_docker_container
@flow
def stop_docker_container_flow():
container = stop_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
stop_docker_container_flow()
```
### `remove_docker_container`
```python theme={null}
remove_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **remove_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
```
Remove this container. Similar to the docker rm command.
**Args:**
* `container_id`: The container ID to remove.
* `docker_host`: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.
* `**remove_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
[`client.containers.get(container_id).remove`](https://docker-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/containers.html#docker.models.containers.Container.remove).
**Returns:**
* The Docker Container object.
**Examples:**
Removes a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import remove_docker_container
@flow
def remove_docker_container_flow():
container = remove_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
remove_docker_container()
```
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