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One way to ensure uniformity of container names when using Docker is to follow a naming convention that is consistent across all containers. For example, using the following naming convention:

<application_name>-<environment>-<service_name>-<container_number>

where: - APPLICATIONNAME: the name of the application or project - ENVIRONMENT: the environment (e.g. prod, test, dev) - SERVICENAME: the name of the service within the application - CONTAINER_NUMBER: the number of the container within the service

Using this convention, an example container name would be: myapp-prod-api-1

Additionally, using Docker Compose can also help ensure uniform container naming by allowing you to define naming conventions in the yaml file.