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Find unhealthy Docker containers

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root@server
docker ps --filter health=unhealthy

Filters the container list for the health status unhealthy. This only applies to containers whose image or Compose file defines a healthcheck. Other filter values are healthy, starting and none. The status of all containers is also visible in the STATUS column of docker ps.

Note: The output of the last check run is in docker inspect under State.Health.Log. Docker commands require root or the docker group.

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