docker-commands.md

Docker Commands

Boot up the containers

sudo docker-compose up -d

Stop the containers

sudo docker-compose down

Remove all exited containers

sudo docker rm $(docker ps -a -q -f status=exited) sudo docker container prune

Remove a single or multiple containers

sudo docker rm 305297d7a235 ff0a5c3750b9 305297d7a235 = container id

Get all containers list

sudo docker ps -a

Get interactive TTY terminal of an image

sudo docker run -it busybox sh busybox = image name To exit the container (type exit and press Enter)

Download and Run a image and remove the container once exited

sudo docker run --rm prakhar1989/static-site prakhar1989/static-site = image name --rm = remove the container once exited

Run a image with detach mode, export port and add a name

sudo docker run -d -P --name static-site prakhar1989/static-site -d = detach terminal -P = export port randomly --name = give a container name static-site = container name prakhar1989/static-site = image name

Get exported port list by a container

sudo docker port static-site static-site = container name

Assign a port number for exported container port

sudo docker run -p 8888:80 prakhar1989/static-site -p = export port by assigned number 8888 = exported port 80 = docker port

Stop a container by container name

sudo docker stop static-site static-site = container name

Get list of images

sudo docker images

Build a docker image from Dockerfile

sudo docker build -t shuvo575/catnip . shuvo575/catnip = image name ( . ) = Dot is mandatory here

Run the image we build

sudo docker run -p 8888:5000 shuvo575/catnip

Run command in running container

sudo docker exec -it lamp-php8 /bin/bash lamp-php8 = container name /bin/bash = open terminal -it = give us interactive TTY exec = execute command