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+### Start/stop stack:
+```bash
+docker stack deploy --compose-file=portainer-agent-stack-swarm.yml portainer
+docker stack rm portainer
+```
+
+### Update portainer images:
+```bash
+docker pull portainer/portainer-ce:latest
+docker pull portainer/agent:latest
+docker service update --force portainer_portainer
+docker service update --force portainer_agent
+```
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