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# View container details

To view the details of an existing container, from the **Container instances** list click the container's name.

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### Container

The Container Instance details page displays information about the selected container under the **Container** tab.

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### Events

You can view past events in the container's lifecycle in the **Events** tab.

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Events can be sorted by date, type, message and count (the number of times the event has fired) and can be filtered from the search box.

### Actions

From this section you can start, stop, restart or remove your container.

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### Access control

This section shows the current ownership and access for the container and allows you to change it.

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