Docker Desktop lets you explore and interact with different aspects of your container. Try it out yourself. 

1. Go to the **Containers** view in the Docker Desktop Dashboard.

2. Select your container.

3. Select the **Files** tab to explore your container's isolated file system.

    ![Screenshot of the Docker Desktop Dashboard showing the files and directories inside a running container](/Users/baehyunsol/Documents/Rust/ragit/sample/docker/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/images/explore-your-container.webp?border)

### Stop your container

The `docker/welcome-to-docker` container continues to run until you stop it. 

1. Go to the **Containers** view in the Docker Desktop Dashboard.

2. Locate the container you'd like to stop.

3. Select the **Stop** action in the **Actions** column.

    ![Screenshot of the Docker Desktop Dashboard with the welcome container selected and being prepared to stop](/Users/baehyunsol/Documents/Rust/ragit/sample/docker/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/images/stop-your-container.webp?border)

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Follow the instructions to run a container using the CLI:

1. Open your CLI terminal and start a container by using the [`docker run`](/reference/cli/docker/container/run/) command:

    ```console
    $ docker run -d -p 8080:80 docker/welcome-to-docker
    ```

    The output from this command is the full container ID. 

Congratulations! You just fired up your first container! 🎉

### View your running containers

You can verify if the container is up and running by using the [`docker ps`](/reference/cli/docker/container/ls/) command:

```console
docker ps
```

You will see output like the following:

```console
 CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                      COMMAND                  CREATED          STATUS          PORTS                      NAMES
 a1f7a4bb3a27   docker/welcome-to-docker   "/docker-entrypoint.…"   11 seconds ago   Up 11 seconds   0.0.0.0:8080->80/tcp       gracious_keldysh
```

This container runs a web server that displays a simple website. When working with more complex projects, you'll run different parts in different containers. For example, a different container for the `frontend`, `backend`, and `database`.