Remove docker0 bridge

Question

I'm using docker via

# service docker start

This creates a docker0 bridge. However using

# service docker stop

doesn't remove this bridge.

How do I get rid of it? I'm not sure if I missed something here.

Solution

Just delete it:

ip link del docker0

(The old way, specific to bridges: brctl delbr docker0)

Comments

[Ondra Žižka]

See also serverfault.com/questions/642981/…

[tynn]

That was step one, but the NetworkManager still had the bridge. So calling nmcli connection delete docker0 resolved the issue completely.

[dragon788]

Thanks for the note @tynn, definitely useful when developing from a system with a GUI.

[AlikElzin-kilaka]

Will this solution prevent Docker from starting correctly after doing service docker start or will docker create the bridge again?

[Mohammed Noureldin]

This is not an old way, you still need brctl package to do any bridges process.

[user1686]

No you don't. iproute2 is perfectly capable of doing the same.

[Fabian Schmengler]

@AlikElzin-kilaka the bridge is created again when you start docker

[uav]

For the googlers: Check command docker network ls and docker network rm <ID>. The ID is the same as in the br- or bridge name!