# GWCMD on containerized ignition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-on-containerized-ignition/103792>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-on-containerized-ignition/103792 "2025-03-17T16:42:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Leor\_Fishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-on-containerized-ignition/103792/1 "2025-03-17T16:42:41Z")

</div>

Can I use docker exec to run gwcmd commands on a containerized ignition deployment? (i'm thinking specifically of taking gateway backups/launching gateway restores. Although backup is more urgent than restore, as restore can be done by stopping the old container and relaunching a new one)

edit, swapped PS for exec

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-on-containerized-ignition/103792/2 "2025-03-17T18:22:10Z")

</div>

Yes, you can, e.g.:

```bash
docker exec <container name> ./gwcmd.sh

```

Keep in mind that the paths you use will correspond to those within the container.