Quick Commands

Show running container

docker ps

Run new container

(Also pulls the corresponding image)

docker run -d -t -p <portondockerhost>:<portinsidedockercontainer> --name <containername> <containerimagename>:<containerimageversion>

Docker arguments

Argument	Meaning	Impact	Example
-i	interactive	Returns output directly to prompt from Docker	docker run -i hello-world
-d	detached	The container is executed in the background	docker run -d hello-world
-p	port	Can pass a port from the host to container (hostport:containerport)	docker run -p 80:80 hello-world
-v	volume mapping	Can mount an external directory	docker run -v /opt/datadir:/var/lib/mysql hello-world
-e	environment variable	This dash can be used to pass variables to the container	docker run -e NEW=1 hello-world

Download specific container image

docker pull <imagenamefromdockerhub>:<imageversion>

Power options for container

Stop container

docker stop <containername/containerid>

Start container

docker start <containername/containerid>

Restart Container

docker restart <containername/containerid>

Show statistics

docker stats

Delete all stopped container

docker system prune

Show container details

docker inspect <containername/containerid>

Return specific ip address of container

docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' <containername/containerid>

Show container logs

docker logs <containername/containerid>

Return logs live to console

docker logs --follow <containername/containerid>

Update container restart behavior

docker update --restart unless-stopped <containername/containerid>