Docker All Basic Commands

These commands use case depends on our requirements.

Check docker version

docker --version

Check available images

docker images

Check running containers

docker ps

Check all the containers running and stopped

docker ps -a

Pull docker image from docker hub

docker pull <image_name>

Run a container

docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name <container_name> <image_name> // -p define the host and ports

Stop a running container

docker stop <container_name OR ID>

Remove Image

docker rmi <image_name OR ID>

Remove stopped container

docker rm <container_name OR ID>

Remove all the stopped containers

docker comtainer prune

Remove all the unused images

docker image prune

Build a docker image form Dockerfile

docker built -t <image_name> <specify directory/ mostly used . >

Build and run all the containers and configurations from docker compose file

docker-compose up -d // d is for detach mode

Stop all the containers and configurations from docker compose file

docker-compose down

Moving into running container

docker exec -it <container_name OR ID> bash

Check logs of running container

docker logs <Container_name OR ID>

Check Detailed info about docker container

docker inspect <container_name OR ID>

Push an image to docker hub

docker push <image_name>:<tag>

Pause a container

docker pause <container_name OR ID>

Unpause a container

docker unpause <container_name OR ID>

Copy files between container and host

docker cp <container_name>:<path_inside_container> <host_path>

List all the docker networks

docker network ls

Detailed info about network

docker network inspect <network_id>

Create a new docker network

docker network create <network_name>

Remove unused Networks

docker network prune

List Docker Volumes

docker volume ls

Create Docker Volume

docker volume create <volume_name>

Remove all the unused Volumes

docker volume prune

Display the disk usage of images and containers

docker system df

View top processes within container

docker top <container_name OR ID>