What is the difference between docker Pause and docker unpause?
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Please explain What is the difference between docker Pause and docker unpause with some example?
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Docker pause command will pause all the processes in a container and no more transaction will happen.
Docker unpause will unpause all the processes in a container and transaction will resume.
Pause & Unpause:- Just like suspending the machine, it suspend’s the container process.
The pause will hold the process and unpause will resume the process.
The pause will hold the container process and unpause will resume the container
Docker Pause: Suspend all processes in specific container
Doacker Unpause: resume all processes in specific container
Docker pause temporarily suspends a container’s execution, freezing its processes and resources,
while Docker un pause resumes the execution of a paused container, allowing its processes to continue running normally.
Pause — Helps in retaining as is state of the container in cases like troubleshooting of issues or may be migrating the containers between different docker engines.
This pause state of containers can be useful in pushing them into different environments after bug-fixes in CI/CD env.
After the migration the containers can be unpaused on new docker engine.
Docker Pause: Will pause your all running containers and no activity can be performed
Docker Unpause: Will resume all the activities in respect to container.
docker pause use to pause the processes running inside the container.
Docker unpause : to resume from Pause or To unpause the container, use