Running docker in production will eventually lead to the question: "How was this instance initially started". This script tries recreate the initial docker run command from docker config.

recreate_run.sh

#!/bin/bash

if (( $# != 1 )); then
    echo "Error: No Docker container ID provided."
    exit 1
fi

CONTAINER_ID=$1

if ! docker inspect "$CONTAINER_ID" &>/dev/null; then
    echo "Error: Docker container with ID '$CONTAINER_ID' doesn't exist."
    echo "List of available Docker containers:"
    docker ps -a --format '{{ .Names }}'
    exit 1
fi

IMAGE=$(docker inspect --format '{{.Config.Image}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
ENV_VARS=$(docker inspect -f '{{range $index, $value := .Config.Env}} -e "{{print $value}}"{{end}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
VOLUMES=$(docker inspect --format '{{ range .Mounts }} -v {{ .Source }}:{{ .Destination }}{{end}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
PORTS=$(docker inspect --format '{{range $p, $conf := .NetworkSettings.Ports}} -p {{(index $conf 0).HostIp}}:{{(index $conf 0).HostPort}}:{{$p}}{{end}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")

USER_OPTION=$(docker inspect --format '{{.Config.User}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
[[ ! -z "$USER_OPTION" ]] && USER="--user $USER_OPTION" || USER=""

WORKDIR_OPTION=$(docker inspect --format '{{.Config.WorkingDir}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
[[ ! -z "$WORKDIR_OPTION" ]] && WORKDIR="--workdir $WORKDIR_OPTION" || WORKDIR=""

RESTART_POLICY=$(docker inspect --format '{{.HostConfig.RestartPolicy.Name}}' "$CONTAINER_ID")
[[ "$RESTART_POLICY" != "no" ]] && RESTART="--restart=$RESTART_POLICY" || RESTART=""

# Check if network is default, if it is hide it.
NETWORK=$(docker inspect --format '{{range $net_name, $net := .NetworkSettings.Networks}} --net={{$net_name}}{{end}}' $CONTAINER_ID)
if [ "$NETWORK_NAME" != "$CONTAINER_ID" ]; then
    NETWORK="--net=${NETWORK_NAME}"
else
    NETWORK=""
fi

echo "docker run $ENV_VARS $USER $WORKDIR $RESTART $VOLUMES $PORTS $NETWORK $IMAGE"