Docker

Links

• Homepage

Docs

• Docker-compose
• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-centos-7
• Removing images, containers and volumes
• Docker for beginners
• Docker networking
• Docker pruning

HOWTO

List running containers

docker ps

List containers

docker ps -a

List images

docker images

Get shell in running container

To get image name

docker ps

then

docker exec -it <image-id> bash

Network

docker network ls
docker network inspect

image has dependent child images

docker inspect --format='Template:.Id Template:.Parent' $(docker images --filter since=<image_id> -q)

Dangling images

list dangling images

docker images -f dangling=true

Remove dangling image

docker rmi image-id

Remove all dangling images

docker rmi $(docker images -f dangling=true -q)

image is being used by stopped container xyz

docker rm xyz

and try again

Backups

• https://linuxconfig.org/docker-container-backup-and-recovery
• Docker - Easy backup & restore

FAQ

The container name "/mycontainer" is already in use by container

It already exists, so use

docker start

instead of

docker run