Day20 of 90DaysOfDevOps
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Docker & Docker Compose Cheat-Sheet
1. Basic Docker Commands
| Command | Description |
docker --version | Check the installed Docker version. |
docker info | Display detailed information about the Docker environment. |
docker images | List all Docker images on the local machine. |
docker pull <image_name> | Download an image from Docker Hub. |
docker run <image_name> | Create and start a container from an image. |
docker ps | Show all currently running containers. |
2. Container Management
| Command | Description |
docker ps -a | List all containers, including stopped ones. |
docker start <container_id> | Start a stopped container. |
docker stop <container_id> | Stop a running container. |
docker rm <container_id> | Remove a stopped container. |
docker logs <container_id> | View logs of a container. |
3. Docker Images
| Command | Description |
docker build -t <image_name>:<tag> . | Build a Docker image from a Dockerfile. |
docker rmi <image_id> | Remove an image by its ID. |
docker tag <image_id> <repo_name>:<tag> | Tag an image for pushing to a repository. |
4. Networking
| Command | Description |
docker network ls | List all Docker networks. |
docker network create <network_name> | Create a new Docker network. |
docker network inspect <network_name> | Inspect a specific Docker network. |
5. Docker Compose : Any one command will work based on your Docker compose version.
| Command | Description |
docker compose --version/docker-compose --version | Check the installed Docker Compose version. |
docker compose up/docker-compose up | Start all services defined in the docker-compose.yml. |
docker compose down/docker-compose down | Stop and remove all containers defined in docker-compose.yml. |
docker compose logs/docker-compose logs | View logs for all services. |
6. Troubleshooting
| Command | Description |
docker inspect <container_id> | Display detailed information about a container. |
docker exec -it <container_id> bash | Open a shell session in a running container. |
docker system prune | Clean up unused Docker objects (images, containers, networks). |
