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Docker Cheatsheet

This document is a comprehensive Docker cheatsheet covering installation, general commands, image management, container operations, Docker Hub interactions, volumes, networking, and Docker Compose commands. It includes specific command syntax for building images, running containers, managing volumes, and utilizing Docker networking features. Additionally, it provides an example of a typical Dockerfile and YAML file for Docker Compose usage.

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Docker Cheatsheet

This document is a comprehensive Docker cheatsheet covering installation, general commands, image management, container operations, Docker Hub interactions, volumes, networking, and Docker Compose commands. It includes specific command syntax for building images, running containers, managing volumes, and utilizing Docker networking features. Additionally, it provides an example of a typical Dockerfile and YAML file for Docker Compose usage.

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Docker Cheatsheet​

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Installation & General Commands

●​ Use docker --help to get help with Docker or subcommands.


●​ Display system-wide information with docker info.
●​ Start the Docker daemon using docker -d.

Images

●​ Build an image from a Dockerfile using docker build -t <image_name> ..


●​ Build an image without the cache using docker build -t <image_name> .
--no-cache.
●​ List all local Docker images with docker images.
●​ Delete a specific image using docker rmi <image_name>.
●​ Remove all unused images with docker image prune.​

Docker Hub

●​ Log in to Docker Hub with docker login -u <username>.


●​ Publish an image to Docker Hub using docker push <username>/<image_name>.
●​ Search for an image on Docker Hub with docker search <image_name>.
●​ Pull an image from Docker Hub using docker pull <image_name>.

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Containers

●​ Create and run a container from an image with a custom name: docker run --name
<container_name> <image_name>.
●​ Run a container and publish its ports to the host: docker run -p
<host_port>:<container_port> <image_name>.
●​ Run a container in the background using docker run -d <image_name>.
●​ Start an existing container with docker start <container_name>.
●​ Stop a running container with docker stop <container_name>.
●​ Remove a stopped container using docker rm <container_name>.
●​ Open a shell inside a running container using docker exec -it
<container_name> sh.
●​ Fetch and follow the logs of a container with docker logs -f <container_name>.
●​ Inspect a running container using docker inspect <container_name>.
●​ List currently running containers with docker ps.
●​ List all containers (running and stopped) using docker ps --all.
●​ View resource usage stats with docker container stats.
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Typical Docker File​
FROM ubuntu:20.04​
FROM node:16​
WORKDIR /app​
COPY /home/rahul/app/ .​
RUN npm install #during build time​
ENV PORT=5000​
EXPOSE 5000​
CMD [“npm”,”start”]​
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docker build -t rahul/test_app:1.0 . #building image running that image from docker file in current directory​
docker run -p 3000:5000 rahul/test_app:1.0 #running the image as a process aka container​
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Docker Volumes​
1. Create a docker volume: docker volume create my_data1​
2. List volumes: docker volume ls​
3. Inspect a volume: docker volume inspect my_data1​
4. Remove a volume: docker volume rm my_data1​
5. Mount volume to a container: docker run -v my_data1:/app/data test_app:1.0​
6. Mount host directory: docker run -v /host/path:/container/path image-name​
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Docker Networking​
1. Creating bridge network: docker network create mongodb #mongodb is network name​

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Docker compose​
1.start services: docker compose up​
2.start in detached mode: docker compose up -d​
3.stop services : docker compose down​
4.LIST containers: docker compose ps​
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YAML FILE EXAMPLE​

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