Docker Cheat Sheet

Images and Container

• docker build .  #Build a Dockerfile and create your own Image based on the file

  • -t NAME:TAG #Assign a NAME and a TAG to an image

• docker run IMAGE_NAME  #Create and start a new container based on image IMAGENAME 
  #(or use the image id)

  • --name NAME #Assign a NAME to the container. The name can be used for stopping and removing etc.
  • -d #Run the container in detached mode
  • -it #Run the container in "interactive" mode
  • --rm #Automatically remove the container when it's stopped

• docker ps  # List all running containers

  • -a #List all containers - including stopped ones

• docker images  #List all locally stored images

• docker rm CONTAINER  # Remove a container with name CONTAINER 
  #(you can also use the container id)

• docker rmi IMAGE  #Remove an image by name / id

• docker container prune #Remove all stopped containers

• docker image prune #Remove all dangling images (untagged images)

  • -a #Remove all locally stored images

• docker push IMAGE #Push an image to DockerHub (or another registry) - 
  # the image name/tag must include the repository name/ url

• docker pull IMAGE #Pull (download) an image from DockerHub(or another registry) - this
  #is done automatically if you just docker run IMAGE and the image wasn't pulled before

Data and Volumes

• docker run -v /path/in/container IMAGE #Create an Anonymous Volume inside a Container

• docker run -v some-name:/path/in/container IMAGE #Create a Named Volume (named some-name ) inside a Container

• docker run -v /path/on/your/host/machine:path/in/container IMAGE  #Create a Bind
  #Mount 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 create VOL_NAME #Create a new (Named) Volume named VOL_NAME . 

• docker volume rm VOL_NAME  #Remove a Volume by it's name (or ID)

• docker volume prune #Remove all unused Volumes