Essential Docker Commands Cheat Sheet: Streamline Your Container Management
Docker Commands Cheat Sheet
Docker simplifies the process of creating, deploying, and managing applications using containers. This cheat sheet provides quick access to essential Docker commands for various tasks, from managing images and containers to networking, volumes, and Docker swarm operations.
Whether you’re new to Docker or looking to streamline your workflow, these commands will help you navigate and leverage Docker’s powerful capabilities efficiently.
1. Pull an image from Docker Hub
docker pull ubuntu:latest
2. List all Docker images
docker images
3. Run a container from an image
docker run -it ubuntu:latest /bin/bash
4. List all running containers
docker ps
5. List all containers (running and stopped)
docker ps -a
6. Stop a running container
docker stop <container_id>
7. Start a stopped container
docker start <container_id>
8. Restart a running container
docker restart <container_id>
9. Remove a container
docker rm <container_id>
10. Remove an image
docker rmi <image_id>
11. Run a container in detached mode
docker run -d ubuntu:latest
12. Run a container with a custom name
docker run --name mycontainer ubuntu:latest
13. Run a container and map host port to container port
docker run -p 8080:80 nginx
14. Run a container with environment variables
docker run -e MYVAR=myvalue ubuntu env
15. View container logs
docker logs <container_id>
16. Follow container logs in real-time
docker logs -f <container_id>
17. Inspect a container’s details
docker inspect <container_id>
18. Execute a command inside a running container
docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/bash
19. Copy a file from the host to the container
docker cp hostfile.txt <container_id>:/containerpath
20. Copy a file from the container to the host
docker cp <container_id>:/containerpath hostfile.txt
21. Commit changes to a container to create a new image
docker commit <container_id> newimagename
22. Build an image from a Dockerfile
docker build -t myimage:latest .
23. Tag an image
docker tag myimage:latest myrepo/myimage:latest
24. Push an image to Docker Hub
docker push myrepo/myimage:latest
25. Pull an image from a private registry
docker pull myregistry.com/myimage:latest
26. Login to a Docker registry
docker login myregistry.com
27. Logout from a Docker registry
docker logout myregistry.com
28. List all Docker networks
docker network ls
29. Create a new Docker network
docker network create mynetwork
30. Connect a container to a network
docker network connect mynetwork <container_id>
31. Disconnect a container from a network
docker network disconnect mynetwork <container_id>
32. Remove a Docker network
docker network rm mynetwork
33. Inspect a Docker network
docker network inspect mynetwork
34. Run a container with a specific network
docker run --network mynetwork ubuntu
35. Create a volume
docker volume create myvolume
36. List all Docker volumes
docker volume ls
37. Inspect a Docker volume
docker volume inspect myvolume
38. Remove a Docker volume
docker volume rm myvolume
39. Run a container with a volume
docker run -v myvolume:/data ubuntu
40. Run a container with a bind mount
docker run -v /host/path:/container/path ubuntu
41. Run a container with read-only volume
docker run -v myvolume:/data:ro ubuntu
42. Show Docker version
docker version
43. Show Docker system information
docker info
44. Prune unused containers, networks, images, and volumes
docker system prune
45. Prune unused volumes
docker volume prune
46. Prune unused networks
docker network prune
47. Prune unused images
docker image prune
48. Create a Dockerfile
cat <<EOF > Dockerfile
FROM ubuntu:latest
CMD ["echo", "Hello, World!"]
EOF
49. Build an image with a specific Dockerfile
docker build -t myimage:latest -f MyDockerfile .
50. Run a container with resource limits
docker run -m 512m --cpus=1 ubuntu
51. Run a container with restart policy
docker run --restart unless-stopped ubuntu
52. Pause a running container
docker pause <container_id>
53. Unpause a paused container
docker unpause <container_id>
54. Rename a container
docker rename old_name new_name
55. Show Docker disk usage
docker system df
56. Kill a running container
docker kill <container_id>
57. Create a swarm
docker swarm init
58. Join a swarm as a worker
docker swarm join --token <worker_token> <manager_ip>:2377
59. List swarm nodes
docker node ls
60. Leave a swarm
docker swarm leave
61. Deploy a stack
docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml mystack
62. List stacks
docker stack ls
63. List services in a stack
docker stack services mystack
64. Remove a stack
docker stack rm mystack
65. List all services
docker service ls
66. Create a service
docker service create --name myservice nginx
67. Scale a service
docker service scale myservice=3
68. Update a service
docker service update --image nginx:latest myservice
69. Remove a service
docker service rm myservice
70. Inspect a service
docker service inspect myservice
71. List service tasks
docker service ps myservice
72. Create a secret
echo "mysecret" | docker secret create mysecret -
73. List secrets
docker secret ls
74. Inspect a secret
docker secret inspect mysecret
75. Remove a secret
docker secret rm mysecret
76. Create a config
echo "myconfig" | docker config create myconfig -
77. List configs
docker config ls
78. Inspect a config
docker config inspect myconfig
79. Remove a config
docker config rm myconfig
80. Run a container with a specific hostname
docker run --hostname myhostname ubuntu
81. Run a container with a specific domain name
docker run --domainname example.com ubuntu
82. Run a container with a specific user
docker run --user myuser ubuntu
83. Run a container with specific environment variables from a file
docker run --env-file envfile.txt ubuntu
84. Run a container with a specific workdir
docker run --workdir /path/to/dir ubuntu
85. Run a container with a specific label
docker run --label com.example.version=1.0 ubuntu
86. Run a container with specified CPU shares
docker run --cpu-shares 512 ubuntu
87. Run a container with specified CPU quota
docker run --cpu-quota 50000 ubuntu
88. Run a container with specified memory limit
docker run -m 512m ubuntu
89. Run a container with specified memory reservation
docker run -m 512m --memory-reservation 256m ubuntu
90. Run a container with limited capabilities
docker run --cap-drop=NET_RAW ubuntu
91. Run a container in privileged mode
docker run --privileged ubuntu
92. Run a container with devices
docker run --device=/dev/sda:/dev/xvdc ubuntu
93. Run a container with DNS settings
docker run --dns 8.8.8.8 ubuntu
94. Run a container with additional hosts
docker run --add-host example.com:127.0.0.1 ubuntu
95. Run a container with a specific logging driver
docker run --log-driver=syslog ubuntu
96. Run a container with a specific ulimit
docker run --ulimit nofile=1024:2048 ubuntu
97. Run a container with sysctls
docker run --sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 ubuntu
98. Run a container with runtime settings
docker run --runtime=runc ubuntu
99. Run a container in interactive mode
docker run -it ubuntu /bin/bash
100. Run a container and remove it after exit
docker run --rm ubuntu