TeX file still compiling even after stopping Docker container

[lukejanicke]

My TeX file is still compiling (updating the PDF on save in preview panel) even after I stop the Docker container.

I feel like that shouldn't be happening. Can anyone explain what's going on?

I am on Mac, with Docker installed.

Here's what happens.

I got the official `texlive/texlive' image with:

docker pull texlive/texlive

I create and start a new container with:

docker run -it \
	--name texlive \
	-v ~/Documents/TeX/Project:/workdir \
	texlive/texlive \
	/bin/bash

I have the LaTeX Workshop extension.

I have enabled the experimental Docker settings in settings.json.

"latex-workshop.docker.enabled": true,
"latex-workshop.docker.image.latex": "texlive/texlive",

I edit project.tex and I see my edits in the preview window in project.pdf.

Then I close the container shell with:

exit

And stop the Docker container with:

docker stop texlive

docker ps shows no container running, as does the Docker app.

And yet... my TeX file still compiles and the PDF updates!

How?

Is this some experimental LaTeX Workshop Docker magic? Or am I missing something else?

[lukejanicke]

I deleted the container fully from Docker, leaving just the texlive/texlive image. TeX still compiles.

I restarted the computer and TeX did not compile... until I started Docker again. No container, just the Docker app.

From this, I infer that LaTeX Workshop is somehow directly accessing the Docker image without needing any running container.

Is that what's going on?