Docker

Docker

Install docker community edition: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/

Docker commands: a quick overview

• list images: docker images

• list containers: docker ps

• get image: docker pull <image>

• Build an image from a Dockerfile: docker build . (current dir as context)

• remove image: docker rmi <image>

• build container from image: docker run -d --name="name" <image>:<tag>

• start a container: docker start <container>

• run a command in a running container: docker exec

  • e.g. docker exec -it <container> bash (access container by attaching a bash shell)