DOCKER-BUILDX-STOP(1)

💅 docker-buildx-stop(1) — stop that builder, bestie

okay so you opened the manual for docker-buildx-stop (it lives in section 1, if you're keeping score) and honestly? it's giving "short but mighty". let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

docker-buildx-stop — stop a builder instance. that's it, that's the whole job. she's a specialist 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

docker buildx stop [NAME]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically this shuts down the builder you point at — or, if you don't point at one, the current builder. bye bestie 👋

important though, no cap: stopping it does not stop buildx build from just... restarting it. like, the builder will absolutely come back the second you need it. it's not a permanent goodbye, it's a lil nap 😴

also, the way stop actually works under the hood depends on the driver. different drivers, different vibes. iykyk.

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -h, --help[=false] — show the help for stop. classic. iconic. we love a help flag 🫶

🌈 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🌈

• --builder="" — override the configured builder instance. yes, you can just casually swap which builder you're talking to ✨

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🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

Override the configured builder instance (--builder) {#builder}

Same as [buildx --builder](/reference/cli/docker/buildx/#builder).

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• docker-buildx(1)

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ngl this page is smol but she ate. every flag accounted for, no crumbs left 💅

sign-off szn: this lil beauty is dated Apr 2025 and belongs to the DOCKER-BUILDX-STOP(1) manual. mwah, go stop a builder bestie 💖✨🎀