Docker

Docker is a platform that allows you to build, test and deploy applications quickly. Docker packages software into standardized units called containers that have everything that needs to run including libraries, system tools, code and runtime.

1. Use the docker run command to start a new container and interact with it through the command line.

docker run command is used to create a new container.

command docker run -d <container-name ID> in detached mode.

sudo docker run -d nginx:alpine

To run the container with the port number

sudo docker run -d -p 8080:80 nginx:alpine

To run the container with the name

sudo docker run --name ngix-container nginx:alpine

To check all containers

sudo docker ps

To inspect the container

sudo docker inspect <container-name>

To check the port of the container

sudo docker port <container-name>

To check the stats of the docker

sudo docker stats

To check the process in the container

sudo docker top <container-name>

To save the docker container

sudo docker save nginx:alpine --output nginx-backup.tar

To load the image from the tar file

sudo docker load --input ngix-backup.tar