I don’t think I am too different to most people where when you don’t use something regularly enough you tend to forget it.  One of the big reasons for creating this blog was so that I could note down commands and snippets that I don’t use enough to remember but still need to reference it enough to note it down.

Currently I am using Docker Compose for my daily use so all my commands are conveniently in a YAML file.  Earlier today I was working on upgrading my MySQL container to the latest version…  super basic entry level commands and stuff that I feel i should instantly know but just don’t do it enough to remember the exact command.   These are my goto commands that i need … I’ll probably update this post as I need to add more.

Login to Docker Hub

$ docker login -e <email> -p <password> -u <user>

Build Docker

# Pull & build from url
$ docker build <url> 

# Pull & build from docker hub tag
$ docker build <name:tag> 

# Build from local file system and set tag
$ docker build -t <name:tag> ./

Run Docker

$ docker run <name:tag> 

# My most used options 
-d Run in detached mode
-i Interactive mode
-v <hostPath:containerPath> Link volume
-p <hostPort:containerPort> Set ports
-e <variable=value> Set environment variables
--name <containerName> 

$ docker run -p <hostPort:containerPort> -v <hostPath:containerPath> <name:tag>

Push Docker to Docker Hub

$ docker push <name:tag>

Manage Containers

# View running containers & get running container id's
$ docker ps -a 

# View docker images
$ docker images 

# Stop Container
$ docker stop <containerId> 

# Remove container
$ docker rm <containerId> $ docker rmi <image> 

# Remove all containers & images
$ docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)
$ docker rmi $(docker images -q)

Docker Compose

# Build docker containers
$ docker-compose build 

# Start containers
$ docker-compose up 

# Shutdown containers
$ docker-compose down 

# Reset containers
$ docker-compose rm