The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Docker and Docker Compose
Day 20: #90DaysOfDevOps Challenge
Table of contents
- Here is a Cheat sheet of carefully curated Docker and Docker Compose you will ever need:-
- 1. Commands for Installation of Docker:
- 2.Commands for Docker Registry and Repository :
- 3. Commands for Running Containers :
- 4. Commands for Starting or Stopping the Container:
- 5. Commands for Obtaining Container Information:
- 6. Commands for Managing Images
- 7. Commands for Networking:
- 8. Commands for Cleaning Docker:
- 9. Commands for Docker Compose:
Here is a Cheat sheet of carefully curated Docker and Docker Compose you will ever need:-
1. Commands for Installation of Docker:
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| For Windows | This command helps you to install Docker on Windows. | https://download.docker.com/win/stable/InstallDocker.msi |
| For Linux | This command helps you to install Docker on Linux. | curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ |
| For mac | This command helps you to install Docker on mac os. | https://download.docker.com/ |
2.Commands for Docker Registry and Repository :
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| Log in to a Registry | This command helps you log in to your Registry. | docker login docker login localhost:8080 |
| Logout from a registry: | This command helps you log out from your Registry. | docker logout docker logout localhost:8080 |
| Searching an image | By using this docker command you can search any image from your docker. | search nginx docker search --filter stars=3 --no-trunc nginx |
| Pulling an Image | This command can be used to download a specific image or set of images. | docker image pull nginx docker image pull eon01/nginx localhost:5000/myadmin/nginx |
| Pushing an image | This command can be used to push a specific image or set of images. | docker image push eon01/nginx docker image push eon01/nginx localhost:5000/myadmin/nginx |
3. Commands for Running Containers :
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| To create a container | This command is used to create a container without running | docker container create -t -i eon01/infinite --name XYZ |
| To run a container | This command is used to run a container | docker container run -it --name XYZ -d eon01/infinite |
| To rename a container | Use this command to rename a container | docker container rename XYZ infinity |
| For removing a container | This command is used to remove container in the topic | docker container rm infinite |
| Update a container | This command is used to update the container in the topic | docker container update --cpu-shares 512 -m 300M infinite |
4. Commands for Starting or Stopping the Container:
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| For starting a container | This command is used for starting a container | docker container start nginx |
| For stopping a container | This command is used for stopping a container | docker container stop nginx |
| For restarting the container | This command is used for restarting a container | docker container restart nginx |
| For pausing the container | This command is used for pausing a container | docker container pause nginx |
| For unpausing the container | This command is used for unpausing a container in the docker | docker container unpause nginx |
| For Blocking a container | This command is used for blocking a container in the docker | docker container wait nginx |
| Sending a SIGKILL | This command is used for Sending a SIGKILL in the docker | docker container kill nginx |
| For sending another signal | This command is used for sending another signal | docker container kill -s HUP nginx |
| For Connecting to an Existing Container | We can use this command for Connecting to an Existing Container | docker container attach nginx |
5. Commands for Obtaining Container Information:
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| Fetching information From Running Containers | We can fetch information from the running container by using this command | docker ps Or docker container ls |
| For fetching about every container | This command for fetching about every container | docker container ls -aOrdocker ps -a |
| For container log | We can use this command to see the container log | docker logs infinite |
| For ‘tail -f’ Containers’ Logs | With this command Container isn’t running in the foreground, and if there isn’t anything running in the foreground, Docker closes automatically. | docker container logs infinite -f |
| For Inspecting Containers | This is the command used for inspecting containers | docker container inspect infinite docker container inspect --format '' $(docker ps -q) |
| For Containers Events | To obtain real-time events from the server, use docker events. | docker system events infinite |
| For Public Ports | Use this command for finding a public port | docker container port infinite |
| For Running Processes | We can use this command for displaying the running processes in the container | docker container top infinite |
| Command for Container Resource Usage | It displays a live stream of resources usage statics for containers | docker container stats infinite |
| Commands for Inspecting changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem | This command is used for inspecting changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem | docker container diff infinite |
6. Commands for Managing Images
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| For listing images | This command is used to list images | docker image ls |
| For Building images From the current directory’s Dockerfile | This command is used for building from the current directory’s dockerfile | docker build |
| For Building images From a GIT remote repository | This command is used for Building images command Using a remote GIT repository | docker build github.com/creack/docker-firefox |
| For tagging and building | This command is for tagging and building. | docker build -t eon/infinite |
| Specifying the Build Context while creating a Dockerfile | This is used to Build an image from a Dockerfile | docker build -f myDockerfile |
| Creating a Dockerfile from a URL | It will help to create a dockerfile with a specific URL. | curl example.com/remote/Dockerfile ` |
| For removing image | This command is used to remove a7n image | docker image rm nginx |
| Using a File or the Normal Input Stream to Load a Tarred Repository | Use STDIN or a tar archive to load an image. | docker image load < ubuntu.tar.gz docker build -f myOtherDockerfile |
| Image Saving to a Tar Archiveard Input Stream | It is used Save one or more images to a tar archive | docker image save busybox > ubuntu.tar |
| Showing the History of an Image | This command will let us know the history of the image inside the docker | image history |
| Making an Image Out of a Container | This command will help you to take an image out of the container | docker container commit nginx |
| For image tagging | We can use this command for image tagging | docker image tag nginx eon01/nginx |
| For pushing an image | We can push any image through this command | docker image push eon01/nginx |
7. Commands for Networking:
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| For overlay network | This is used to establish a distributed network between many Docker daemon hosts. | docker network create -d overlay MyOverlayNetwork |
| For Bridge network | To establish container test1 to bridge demo-bridge, type docker network connect demo-bridge test1. | docker network create -d bridge MyBridgeNetwork |
| For removing a network | This command s used to remove an overlay network | docker network rm MyOverlayNetwork |
| For network listing | This command is used to list the overlay networks | docker network ls |
| For Getting Information About a Network | We can get information about an overlay network with the help of this command | docker network inspect MyOverlayNetwork |
| For Connecting a Running Container to a Network | By using this command we can connect a container to a network | docker network connect MyOverlayNetwork nginx |
| For Connecting a Container to a Network When it Starts | When the container starts we can use this command to connect a container to the network | docker container run -it -d --network=MyOverlayNetwork nginx |
| For Disconnecting a Container from a Network | We can use this Command for disconnecting a container from the network | docker network disconnect MyOverlayNetwork nginx |
| For Exposing Ports | We can expose the empty ports using this command | EXPOSE <port_number> |
8. Commands for Cleaning Docker:
| Command | Meaning | Syntax |
| For Removing a Running Container | We can remove a running container by using this command | docker container rm nginx |
| For Removing a Container and its Volume | We can use this command for removing the container and the things inside it | docker container rm -v nginx |
| For Removing all Exited Containers | We can use this command for removing all the exited containers | docker container rm $(docker container ls -a -f status=exited -q) |
| For Removing All Stopped Containers | We can remove all the stopped containers by using this command | docker container rm docker container ls -a -q |
| For Removing a Docker Image | This command is used for removing a docker image | docker image rm nginx |
| For Dangling Images | We can dangle the images with this command | docker image rm $(docker image ls -f dangling=true -q) |
| For Removing all Images | We can remove all the images in the docker by using this command | docker image rm $(docker image ls -a -q) |
| For Delete all Untagged Images | We can delete all the untagged images with the use of this command | `docker image rm -f $(docker image ls |
| For Stopping & Removing all Containers | For stopping and removing all the containers we can use this command | docker container stop $(docker container ls -a -q) && docker container rm $(docker container ls -a -q) |
| For Removing Dangling Volumes | We can remove all the dangling volumes by using this command | docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -f dangling=true -q) |
| For removing all unneeded (containers, images, networks and volumes) | This command is used to remove the unnecessary thing | docker system prune -f |
| For Clean all | We can use this command for cleaning everything in the docker | docker system prune -a |
9. Commands for Docker Compose:
Some commonly used Docker Compose commands with a brief description of their use:
Builds and starts containers based on the docker-compose.yml file |
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Stops and removes containers created by the docker-compose up command |
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Lists containers created by docker-compose |
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Displays log for containers created by docker-compose |
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Builds images for services defined in the docker-compose.yml file |
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Starts containers created by docker-compose |
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Stops containers created by docker-compose |
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Restarts containers created by docker-compose |
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Runs a command inside a running container |
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Validates and displays the compose file |
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Thank you for reading!!!
~Bhaarat