# View a container's details

From the menu select **Containers**, then select the container you want to view.

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Here you can view the container's status and details, including port configurations, environment variables, labels, attached volumes and networks, and more. You also have a number of actions available, including starting, stopping and removing the container.

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You can also toggle the container [webhook](/user/docker/containers/webhooks.md), view the [container logs](/user/docker/containers/logs.md), [inspect](/user/docker/containers/inspect.md) the container's configuration, view container [stats](/user/docker/containers/stats.md), access the [console](/user/docker/containers/console.md), and (if the container is running in interactive mode) attach to the running container.

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You can create an image from a deployed container to use when creating other containers.

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