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Installing Docker under Linux (Ubuntu / Mint)

package manager installation
sudo apt-get install docker.io
manual installation
https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
https://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php
remove sudo requirement
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
hello world
sudo docker run hello-world
starting / stopping the daemon
service docker status
service docker start
service docker stop
service docker restart
viewing the docker daemon log
journalctl -u docker
enabling debug mode
sudo vi /etc/docker/daemon.json
{ "debug": true }
uninstall docker
sudo apt remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc

using docker

docker help
docker help
docker [command] --help
show general info
sudo docker info
show container details
docker inspect [container]
create and start new container
sudo docker run [image]
start an existing container
docker start [id]
stop container (find container_id using docker ps)
sudo docker stop [container_id]
remove container
docker rm -f [name]
remove all containers
docker container rm -f $(docker container ps -aq)
show running containers
sudo docker ps
show cpu and memory usage of all containers
sudo docker stats
show processes running in a specific container
sudo docker top [container_id]
detach from active container
ctrl-p, q
attach to container running in background
docker attach [container_id]
update docker image
sudo docker pull [image]
run a command in a container
sudo docker exec [container_id] [command]
open linux shell to container
sudo docker exec -it [container_id] bash
show logs
docker logs [container]
copy from host to container
docker cp [file] [container]:[path]
copy from container to $pwd on host
docker cp [container]:[path] .
copying files between containers is not supportedshow localhost ports used (-P)
docker port [container]
show filesystem changes for container (compared to image)
docker container diff [container_id]

docker ps (processes)

show running containers
sudo docker ps
show ALL containers
sudo docker ps -a
sudo docker ps --all
show ids only (for scripts)
sudo docker ps -q
sudo docker ps -aq

docker run (new container)

run interactive linux docker
sudo docker run -it ubuntu bash
interactive (pseudo-TTY)
-it
automatically remove container and associated file system on exit
--rm
name a container
-- name [name]
assign an environment variable
-e [name]=[value]
launch in background (detached)
-d
expose bound ports
-P
bind image port to host
-p [host_port]:[container_port]
make port available to localhost only
-p 127.0.0.1:[host_port]:[container_port]
mount persistent volume on image
-v [host_dir]:[image_dir]
mount all persistent volumes used in another container
--volumes-from [container_id]
set work directory
-w [dir]
--workdir [dir]
start container every time docker starts
--restart
disable networking (communicate through volumes)
--network=none
run container in host network
--network=host
run containers with shared network
--network=[network-name]
run container with extended privileges (can fix problems in some cases)
--privileged
run desktop application in docker
docker run --privileged -v /tmp/.X11-unix/:/tmp/.X11-unix/ -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY chromium
documentation
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/

volumes

list volumes
docker volume ls
create volume
docker volume create [name]
get info on volume
docker volume inspect [volume_name]
remove volume
docker volume rm [volume_name]
remove all unused volumes
docker volume prune
example: create and mount shared volume
docker volume create myvol
docker run --name terminal1 -v myvol:/myvol -it ubuntu
docker run --name terminal2 -v myvol:/myvol -it ubuntu
example: anonymous volume
docker run -v /tmp/anonymous -it ubuntu
example: mount local directory
docker run -v /tmp/mountme:/data --rm --name volume -it ubuntu

docker network

list networks
docker network ls
create a new network
docker network create [network]
delete network (disconnect containers first)
docker network rm [network]
connect container to network
docker network connect [network] [container]
disconnect container from network
docker network disconnect [network] [container]
examine network details
docker inspect [network]
documentation
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_create/
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_ls/
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_connect/
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_inspect/

docker images

search for images
docker search nosql
list local images
docker image ls
docker image list
inspect image
docker inspect [image]
list image development history
docker image history [container_id]
assign additional name tag to image
docker image tag [image] [tag]
remove image
docker image rm [id]
remove unused images
docker image prune -a
remove all local images
docker image rm $(docker image ls -q)
save local docker image (from docker repo) to file
docker image save [tag] > [tar_file]
docker image load < [tar_file]
save running container (without layers)
docker container export [container_id] > [tar_file]
docker image import < [tar_file]
push a docker image to a repository / dockerhub
docker logout
docker login --username=myusername
docker push [tag]
common images
httpd
microsoft/mssql-server-linux
openjdk
postgres
ubuntu
image hub
https://hub.docker.com/search?q=&type=image

Postgres image

pull latest stable
docker pull postgres
pull specific version
docker pull postgres:[postgres_version]
run image
docker run --name postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=[password] -e POSTGRES_DB=[database_name] -p 127.0.0.1:5432:5432 -v [persistent_dir]:/var/lib/postgresql/data  postgres
environment variables
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=super user password
POSTGRES_USER=super user name
POSTGRES_DB.POSTGRES_USER=super user name
POSTGRES_DB=default database, defaults to [POSTGRES_USER]
documentation
https://docs.docker.com/samples/library/postgres/

mysql image

run latest
docker run --rm -d --name mysql --network=host -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret -d -p 3306:3306 mysql
documentation
https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql/

Java image

java hello world
sudo docker run --rm openjdk java -version
mounting and running an application
sudo docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/app -w /app openjdk java -jar [jar]
sudo docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/app openjdk java -jar app/[jar]
documentation
https://github.com/docker-library/openjdk
https://hub.docker.com/_/openjdk/

Apache image

Apache hello world
sudo docker run --rm -P httpd
sudo docker run --rm -p 80:80 httpd
mount document root
sudo docker run --rm -p 80:80 -v [dir]:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/ httpd:2.4
reload config
docker cp httpd.conf [container]:/usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf
docker exec -it [container] apachectl graceful
documentation
https://hub.docker.com/_/httpd

Jenkins image

Jenkins hello world
docker run --network bridge --publish 8080:8080 --rm jenkins/jenkins
documentation
https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker/blob/master/README.md
<3>ubuntu imagerun ubuntu
docker run --rm -it ubuntu
connecting to container ip
docker run --rm -it ubuntu
apt update
apt install net-tools python
ifconfig
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
curl [ip]:8000 # on host

documentation

command line arguments
https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/