Compilation of most used Docker commands.
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docker build .
: Build a Dockerfile and create your own Image based on the file-
-t NAME:TAG
: Assign aNAME
and aTAG
to an image-
docker build -t myapp:1.0 .
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docker run IMAGE_NAME
: Create and start a new container based on imageIMAGE_NAME
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--name NAME
: Assign aNAME
to the container. The name can be used for stopping and removing etc. -
-d
: Run the container in detached mode – i.e. output printed by the container is not visible, the command prompt/terminal does NOT wait for the container to stop -
-it
: Run the container in “interactive” mode – the container/application is then prepared to receive input via the command prompt/terminal. You can stop the container withCTRL + C
when using the-it
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--rm
: Automatically remove the container when it’s stopped
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docker ps
: List all running containers.-
-a
: List all containers including stopped ones.
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docker images
: List all stored images -
docker rm CONTAINER
: Remove a container with the nameCONTAINER
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docker rmi IMAGE
: Remove anIMAGE
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docker container prune
: Remove all stopped containers -
docker image prune
: Remove all untagged images-
-a
: Remove all locally stored images
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docker push IMAGE
: Push an image to DockerHub (or another registry) – the image name/tag must include the repository name/ URL-
docker push johnkevinlosito/myapp
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docker pull IMAGE
: Pull (download) an image from DockerHub (or another registry) – this is done automatically if you just docker runIMAGE
and the image wasn’t pulled before -
docker run -v /path/in/container IMAGE
: Create an anonymous volume inside the container -
docker run -v some-name:/path/in/container IMAGE
: Create a named volume (some-name
) inside a Container -
docker run -v /path/on/your/host/machine:path/in/container IMAGE
: Create a BindMount and connect a local path on your host machine to some path in the Container -
docker volume ls
: List all currently active/stored volumes (by all Containers) -
docker volume rm VOL_NAME
: Remove a volume by its name -
docker volume prune
: Remove all unused volumes (i.e. not connected to a currently running or stopped container) -
docker network create NETWORK_NAME
: Create a container network -
docker run -network NETWORK_NAME --name my-container my-image
: Run a container on the network (network must be created first) -
docker-compose up
: Start all containers/services mentioned in the Docker Compose file-
-d
: Start in detached mode -
--build
: Force Docker Compose to rebuild all images
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docker-compose down
: Stop and remove all containers/services-
-v
: Remove all Volumes used for the Containers – otherwise, they stay around, even if the Containers are removed
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