How do I fix this error docker run --- name xyz is already in use by container

Question

Executing docker with the following command always lands an error:

$ docker run \

     -d --name registry-v1 \

     -e SETTINGS_FLAVOR=local \

     -e STORAGE_PATH=/registry \

     -e SEARCH_BACKEND=sqlalchemy \

     -e LOGLEVEL=DEBUG \

     -p 5000:5000 \

     registry:0.9.1
Error response from daemon: Conflict. The name "registry-v1" is already in use by container g6e5398a82a0. You have to delete (or rename) that container to be able to reuse that name.

How to get rid of this error?

Answer 1

This is due to a confusion. There are two commands that are relevant here:

docker run - Runs a command in a new container

docker start - Starts a stopped container

Answer 2

You need to remove container "registry-v1".

Run

docker rm registry-v1

and run th command again.