How to keep Docker container running after starting services?

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If you are using a Dockerfile, try:

ENTRYPOINT ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]

(Obviously this is for dev purposes only, you shouldn’t need to keep a container alive unless it’s running a process eg. nginx…)

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