Docker Exit Codes

Here is a short list of very common docker exit codes:

  • Exit Code 0: Absence of an attached foreground process
  • Exit Code 1: Indicates failure due to application error
  • Exit Code 137: Indicates failure as container received SIGKILL (Manual intervention or ‘oom-killer’ [OUT-OF-MEMORY])
  • Exit Code 139: Indicates failure as container received SIGSEGV
  • Exit Code 143: Indicates failure as container received SIGTERM