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
