Docker on Windows from Cerewro: containers with AI

Manage Docker Desktop on Windows directly from the Cerewro chat: run containers, build images, start multi-service stacks with docker-compose, inspect logs and clean up resources. The AI interprets errors and proposes solutions instantly.

Prerequisites

Windows 10/11 with WSL2 enabled: wsl --install
Docker Desktop installed: winget install Docker.DockerDesktop
Virtualization enabled in BIOS (Hyper-V or VT-x)

Essential Docker commands

Action	Command
View active containers	`docker ps`
View all containers	`docker ps -a`
Run container in background	`docker run -d -p 80:80 --name web nginx`
Follow logs	`docker logs -f my-container`
Enter container	`docker exec -it my-container bash`
Stop container	`docker stop my-container`
Remove container	`docker rm my-container`
Build image	`docker build -t my-app:v1 .`
Free disk space	`docker system prune -af --volumes`

Docker Compose commands

docker compose up -d          # start all services in background
docker compose logs -f        # follow all service logs
docker compose ps             # service status
docker compose restart app    # restart "app" service only
docker compose down -v        # stop and remove including volumes

Diagnose failing container from Cerewro

The "my-app" container won't start and returns exit code 1. Check the logs, identify the error and propose the solution

WSL2 + Docker: For better performance, place your projects inside the WSL2 file system (\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\user\projects) instead of C:\. I/O operations are up to 5x faster.