Where `container` is the name or ID of the Docker container containing the Pantheon node.
The container can be running or stopped when you copy the key and data directory. If your node was
fully synchronized to MainNet, the data directory will be ~2TB.
When restarting your node with the v0.8.4 Docker image:
* Save the node key in the [`key` file](../Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys.md#node-private-key) in the data
directory or specify the location using the [`--node-private-key` option](../Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys.md#specifying-a-custom-node-private-key-file).
* Specify the `<destination_directory` as a [volume for the data directory](#data-directory).
## Prerequisites
To run Pantheon from the Docker image, you must have [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/) installed.
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All other [Pantheon command line options](/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax) work in the same way as when Pantheon is installed locally.
### Persisting Data
Specify a Docker volume to persist data between stopping and restarting the container. This is the equivalent of specifying the [`--datadir`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#datadir) option.
### Data Directory
If a Docker volume is not specified, all data saved to the data directory is removed each time the container is stopped.
Specify a Docker volume for the data directory. This is the equivalent of specifying the [`--datadir`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#datadir) option.
To run Pantheon specifying a volume for the data directory: