Getting started with docker

23 Oct 2015 technical docker how to

Getting started with Docker

This technical writeup should help the reader get started on working with docker.

Basic setup

We will be using Mac OSX as the host operating system for this exercise.

Install docker toolbox. We are using version 1.8.3
Launch a docker quickstart terminal - (docker-terminal)

Basic commands

List all the current running docker containers
```
 docker ps
```
List all the docker images
```
 docker images
```

Remove (delete) a specific docker image

 # Delete a docker image  
 docker rmi DOCKER_IMAGE_ID
 # A command to force delete all the images
 docker images | awk '{print $3}'| xargs docker rmi --force=true
 # A command to force delete all the previously executed containers
 docker ps -a | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker rm --force=true

Download a specific docker container

 # Download the latest version of 'centos' docker image from the docker registry
 docker pull centos:latest

Docker “Hello World”

Launch a docker-terminal

Use centos docker image to echo a message

 # Execute a docker image named 'centos' and execute the 'echo' command
 docker run centos echo 'Hello World!'

Run a docker container in background

 # Execute a docker image named 'centos'
 # Options:
 # --name name to identify the running container
 # -i make the container interactive
 # - P publishes all the ports of the container
 # -d run the container in the background
 docker run --name=demo-container -i -P -d centos

Attach to a running container
```
 docker attach [conatiner-name]
```
Attach to a running container in an interactive mode via a shell
```
 docker exec -i -t [container-name] bash
```

Docker File

A dockerfile is a plain text document that contains all the commands a user would issue to build an image. Using docker build user can create an automated build that executes several command line instructions in succession.

# Dockerfile to build a docker image with FFmpeg framework
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Build command
# docker build -t ffmpegt --file=[dockerfile-name] .
# Run command
# docker run -it -d --name ffmpeg -P ffmpegt
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FROM centos:latest
MAINTAINER kunal@finiteloop.me
ENV dlpackage http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-2.8.1.tar.bz2
ENV ffmpeg ffmpeg-2.8.1
ENV softwaredir /var/ffmpeg

# Download the required utilities
RUN yum install -y curl tar bzip2
# Create a directory for the software package
RUN mkdir -p ${softwaredir}
# Download the software package
RUN curl ${dlpackage} -o ${softwaredir}/${ffmpeg}.tar.bz2
RUN bunzip2 ${softwaredir}/${ffmpeg}.tar.bz2 && \
tar -xvf ${softwaredir}/${ffmpeg}.tar -C ${softwaredir}