Project cannot start because a container with its name already exists on the server

Error recorded 1 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

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Why it happens

The server already has a container with this project's account name, left over from an earlier project, so the new account container cannot be created.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Container <account> Creatingservice:dind:1 Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/<account>" is already in use by container "<hex>". You have to remove (or rename) that container to be able to reuse that name.Error response from daemon: Conflict. The container name "/<account>" is already in use by container "<hex>". You have to remove (or rename) that container to be able to reuse that name.

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