# docker compose stop

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Stops running containers without removing them. They can be started again with `docker compose start`.

### Options

| Name              | Type   | Default | Description                           |
|:------------------|:-------|:--------|:--------------------------------------|
| `--dry-run`       | `bool` |         | Execute command in dry run mode       |
| `-t`, `--timeout` | `int`  | `0`     | Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds |


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## Description

Stops running containers without removing them. They can be started again with `docker compose start`.