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Networks persist after containers are removed; docker network prune cleans them.
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Docker creates a network for each Compose project or docker network create call. When containers are removed but networks aren't explicitly removed, the networks linger — empty but taking up namespace. docker network prune removes all networks with no containers. Many CI runs create networks without cleaning them up.
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