Docker

This is a quick reference cheat sheet for Docker. And you can find the most common Docker commands here.

# Getting Started
Getting started

Create and run a container in background

$ docker run -d -p 80:80 docker/getting-started

-d - Run the container in detached mode

-p 80:80 - Map port 80 to port 80 in the container

docker/getting-started - The image to use

Create and run a container in foreground

$ docker run -it -p 8001:8080 --name my-nginx nginx

-it - Interactive bash mode

-p 8001:8080 - Map port 8001 to port 8080 in the container

 --name my-nginx - Specify a name

nginx The image to use

General commands

docker ps List running containers

docker ps -a List all containers

docker ps -s List running containers

(with CPU / memory)

docker images List all images

docker exec -it <container> bash Connecting to container

docker logs <container> Shows container's console log

docker stop <container> Stop a container

docker restart <container> Restart a container

docker rm <container> Remove a container

docker port <container> Shows container's port mapping

docker top <container> List processes

docker kill <container> Kill a container

Parameter <container> can be container id or name

# Docker Containers
Starting & Stopping

docker start my-nginx Starting

docker stop my-nginx Stopping

docker restart my-nginx Restarting

docker pause my-nginx Pausing

docker unpause my-nginx Unpausing

docker wait my-nginx Blocking a Container

docker kill my-nginx Sending a SIGKILL

docker attach my-nginx Connecting to an Existing Container

Information

docker ps List running containers

docker ps -a List all containers

docker logs my-nginx Container Logs

docker inspect my-nginx Inspecting Containers

docker events my-nginx Containers Events

docker port my-nginx Public Ports

docker top my-nginx Running Processes

docker stats my-nginx Container Resource Usage

docker diff my-nginx Lists the changes made to a container.

Creating

docker create [options] IMAGE

-a, --attach # attach stdout/err
-i, --interactive # attach stdin (interactive)
-t, --tty # pseudo-tty
--name NAME # name your image
-p, --publish 5000:5000 # port map (host:container)
--expose 5432 # expose a port to containers
-P, --publish-all # publish all ports
--link container:alias # linking
-v, --volume `pwd`:/app # mount (absolute paths needed)

Example

$ docker create --name my_redis --expose 6379 redis:3.0.2

Manipulating

Renaming a Container

docker rename my-nginx my-nginx

Removing a Container
 docker rm my-nginx

Updating a Container

# Docker Images
Manipulating

docker images Listing images

docker rmi nginx Removing an image

docker load < ubuntu.tar.gz Loading a tarred repository

docker load --input ubuntu.tar Loading a tarred repository

docker save busybox > ubuntu.tar Save an image to a tar archive

docker history Showing the history of an image

docker commit nginx Save a container as an image.

docker tag nginx eon01/nginx Tagging an image

docker push eon01/nginx Pushing an image

Building Images
 $ docker build .
$ docker build github.com/creack/docker-firefox
$ docker build - < Dockerfile
$ docker build - < context.tar.gz
$ docker build -t eon/my-nginx .
$ docker build -f myOtherDockerfile .
$ curl example.com/remote/Dockerfile | docker build -f - .

# Docker Networking
Manipulating

Removing a network

docker network rm MyOverlayNetwork

Listing networks

docker network ls

Getting information about a network

docker network inspect MyOverlayNetwork

Connecting a running container to a network

 docker network connect MyOverlayNetwork nginx

Connecting a container to a network when it starts

docker run -it -d --network=MyOverlayNetwork nginx

Disconnecting a container from a network

Creating Networks

docker network create -d overlay MyOverlayNetwork

docker network create -d bridge MyBridgeNetwork

docker network create -d overlay \

--subnet=192.168.0.0/16 \
--subnet=192.170.0.0/16 \
--gateway=192.168.0.100 \
--gateway=192.170.0.100 \
--ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
--aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" \
--aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
--aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" \
--aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
MyOverlayNetwork
# Clean Up
Clean All

Cleans up dangling images, containers, volumes, and networks (ie, not associated with a container)

docker system prune

Additionally, remove any stopped containers and all unused images (not just dangling images)

docker system prune -a

Containers

Stop all running containers

docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)

Delete stopped containers

docker container prune

Images

Remove all dangling (not tagged and is not associated with a container) images:

docker image prune

 Remove all images which are not used by existing containers

Volumes

docker volume prune

Remove all volumes not used by at least one container

# Miscellaneous
Docker Hub

docker search search_word Search docker hub for images.

docker pull user/image Downloads an image from docker hub.

docker login Authenticate to docker hub

docker push user/image Uploads an image to docker hub.

Registry commands

Login to a Registry

$ docker login
$ docker login localhost:8080
Logout from a Registry

$ docker logout
$ docker logout localhost:8080

Searching an Image

$ docker search nginx

$ docker search nginx --stars=3 --no-trunc busybox

Pulling an Image

$ docker pull nginx

$ docker pull eon01/nginx localhost:5000/myadmin/nginx

Pushing an Image

$ docker push eon01/nginx

Batch clean

docker stop -f $(docker ps -a -q) Stopping all containers

docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) Removing all containers

docker rmi -f $(docker images -q) Removing all images

Volumes

Check volumes
 $ docker volume ls

Cleanup unused volumes