From 32f3dfbb2c21bb5d5125b50816d50a360d75940c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Baylas <philip@bayl.as>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:50:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] When -s flag is used, start stopped containers so they are
 updated and then stop them again (#269)

* Start stopped containers (when -s is used) so that updates apply
* Automatically re-stop stopped containers after updating
---
 dockcheck.sh | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dockcheck.sh b/dockcheck.sh
index fc8392b..00e5b5f 100755
--- a/dockcheck.sh
+++ b/dockcheck.sh
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ if [[ -n "${GotUpdates:-}" ]]; then
       for i in "${SelectedUpdates[@]}"; do
         ((CurrentQue+=1))
         unset CompleteConfs
+        ContStopAfter=false
         # Extract labels and metadata
         ContConfig=$(docker inspect "$i" --format '{{json .}}')
         ContLabels=$($jqbin -r '."Config"."Labels"' <<< "$ContConfig")
@@ -671,8 +672,8 @@ if [[ -n "${GotUpdates:-}" ]]; then
         if [[ "$ContStateRunning" == "true" ]]; then
           printf "\n%bNow recreating (%s/%s): %b%s%b\n" "$c_teal" "$CurrentQue" "$NumberofUpdates" "$c_blue" "$i" "$c_reset"
         else
-          printf  "\n%bSkipping recreation of %b%s%b as it's not running.%b\n" "$c_yellow" "$c_blue" "$i" "$c_yellow" "$c_reset"
-          continue
+          ContStopAfter=true
+          printf  "\n%bRecreating %b%s%b to apply update - then stopping to return to current state.%b\n" "$c_yellow" "$c_blue" "$i" "$c_yellow" "$c_reset"
         fi
 
         # Checking if compose-values are empty - hence started with docker run
@@ -698,6 +699,11 @@ if [[ -n "${GotUpdates:-}" ]]; then
         else
           ${DockerBin} ${CompleteConfs} ${ContEnvs} up -d ${SpecificContainer} || { printf "\n%bDocker error, exiting!%b\n" "$c_red" "$c_reset" ; exit 1; }
         fi
+
+        # Restore the stopped state of updated cotainers
+        if [[ "$ContStopAfter" == true ]]; then
+          ${DockerBin} ${CompleteConfs} stop ${SpecificContainer} || { printf "\n%bDocker error, exiting!%b\n" "$c_red" "$c_reset" ; exit 1; }
+        fi
       done
     fi
     printf "\n%bAll updates done!%b\n" "$c_green" "$c_reset"