Docker Desktop UI does not display all containers in a stack

[cascaman]

Description

In Docker Desktop for Mac, when running a docker-compose stack, not all containers appear in the Containers list under the stack. However:
• All containers are running correctly and can be seen using docker ps.
• The application itself works fine, meaning the containers are communicating properly.
• Clicking on the stack in Docker Desktop reveals both containers, but only one is listed under the stack in the main Containers view.

Reproduce

1.	Run a docker-compose using the attached .yaml file
2.	Open Docker Desktop and go to the Containers tab.
3.	Observe that only one container appears under the stack.
4.	Click on the stack → Now both containers are visible inside.

composer.yaml:

name: joomlatest

services:
  joomla:
    image: joomla
    container_name: joomla
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 8080:80
    environment:
      - JOOMLA_DB_HOST=joomladb
      - JOOMLA_DB_PASSWORD=joomla
    depends_on:
      joomladb:
        condition: service_healthy
    user: 1000:1000
    volumes:
      - ./container_joomla:/var/www/html

  joomladb:
    image: mysql
    container_name: mysql
    restart: always
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=joomla
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin" ,"ping", "-h", "localhost"]
      timeout: 20s
      retries: 10
    user: 1000:1000
    volumes:
      - ./container_db:/var/lib/mysql

Expected behavior

All running containers in the stack should be listed under the stack in the Containers view.

docker version

Client:
 Version:           27.5.1
 API version:       1.47
 Go version:        go1.22.11
 Git commit:        9f9e405
 Built:             Wed Jan 22 13:37:19 2025
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.38.0 (181591)
 Engine:
  Version:          27.5.1
  API version:      1.47 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.22.11
  Git commit:       4c9b3b0
  Built:            Wed Jan 22 13:41:25 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/arm64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.7.25
  GitCommit:        bcc810d6b9066471b0b6fa75f557a15a1cbf31bb
 runc:
  Version:          1.1.12
  GitCommit:        v1.1.12-0-g51d5e946
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

docker info

Client:
 Version:    27.5.1
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Ask Gordon - Docker Agent (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.7.3
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.20.1-desktop.2
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.32.4-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.38
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Beta) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.4
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-dev
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.27
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.5
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-feedback
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.16.1
    Path:     /Users/cascaman/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
 Containers: 2
  Running: 2
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 0
 Images: 2
 Server Version: 27.5.1
 Storage Driver: overlayfs
  driver-type: io.containerd.snapshotter.v1
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 2
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local splunk syslog
 CDI spec directories:
  /etc/cdi
  /var/run/cdi
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: bcc810d6b9066471b0b6fa75f557a15a1cbf31bb
 runc version: v1.1.12-0-g51d5e946
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: unconfined
  cgroupns
 Kernel Version: 6.12.5-linuxkit
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: aarch64
 CPUs: 10
 Total Memory: 7.653GiB
 Name: docker-desktop
 ID: 33df270e-8086-4d17-b5e5-78202b9bcf56
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: false
 HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
 Labels:
  com.docker.desktop.address=unix:///Users/cascaman/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/docker-cli.sock
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
  127.0.0.0/8
 Live Restore Enabled: false

WARNING: daemon is not using the default seccomp profile

Diagnostics ID

A98AF5D2-389A-4147-B30B-71E1938C6C07/20250306002322

Additional Info

Troubleshooting Attempts
• Verified with docker ps → Both containers are running.
• Checked with curl --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock http://localhost/containers/json | jq → Both containers are present.
• Restarted Docker Desktop.
• Tried docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d.
• Cleared Docker Desktop cache (rm -rf ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.docker/).
• Troubleshooting -> clean / purge data and docker-compose for restoring images and containers.

System Info
• OS: macOS 15.3.1
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.38.0 (181591)
• Docker Compose Version: v2.32.4-desktop.1

This appears to be a UI issue, as the containers are running correctly but are not displayed properly in the Containers list.