# Can't stop container

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-stop-container/38832>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 1, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-stop-container/38832 "2016-02-01T15:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![freemangl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@freemangl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/freemangl)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-stop-container/38832/3 "2016-02-01T15:24:09Z")

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> [@fefrei](#):
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> run docker kill \<id\> to kill the container

thanks, but,  
docker kill also takes forever… 😕

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