Docker Cheat Sheet

Process Management Images/Repository

# Show all running docker containers # List available local images
docker ps docker images

# Show all docker containers # Search for docker images

docker ps -a docker search <image>

# Run a container # Pull a docker image

docker run <image>:<tag> docker pull <image>

# Run a container and connect to it # Build an image with a dockerfile

docker run -it <image>:<tag> docker build -t <image>:<tag> <run_directory> -f <dockerfile>

# Run a container in the background # Login to a remote repository

docker run -d <image>:<tag> docker login <repository>

# Stop a container # Push an image to your remotee repository

docker stop <container> docker push <image>:<tag>

# Kill a container # Remove a local docker image

docker kill <container> docker rmi <image>:<tag>

# Show metadata for an image

docker inspect <image>
Volumes & Ports
# List volumes # Remove all unused docker images
docker volume ls docker image prune

# Create a volume
docker volume create <volume>
Troubleshooting
# Delete a volume # Show the logs of a container
docker volume rm <volume> docker logs <container>

# Show volume metadata # Follow/tail the logs of a container

docker volume inspect <volume> docker logs -f <container>

# Delete all volumes not attached to a container # Show timestamps on docker logs
docker volume prune docker logs -t <container>

# Mount a local directory to your container # Show details/metadata of a container

docker run -v <local_dir>:<container_dir> <image> docker inspect <container>

# Copy file or folder from a docker container to host machine # Show a 'top' view of processes running on a container
docker cp <container>:<container_dir> <local_dir> docker top <container>

# Copy file or folder from local machine onto a container # Show a 'top' view of all docker containers
docker cp <local_dir> <container>:<container_dir> docker stats

# Map a local port to a docker instance # Show any files that have changed since startup
docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:<local_port>:<docker_port> <image> docker diff <container>

# List the ports a docker container is running on # Connect to an already running container
docker port <container> docker attach <container>

# Execute a command on a container

docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/bash
Docker Compose
# Start your docker-compose defined resources in detached mode # Show docker system wide information
docker-compose up -d -f <docker_compose_yaml> docker system info

# Stop all docker-compose resources # Show docker disk space used

docker-compose stop docker system df

# Destroy all docker-compose resources

docker-compose down

# Show docker-compose processes

docker-compose ps

# Show docker-compose logs

docker-compose logs

# Show docker-compose resource consumption

docker-compose top