Docker Notes

Everything you need to run your first Container!

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What is Docker

 What is Docker

Docker is a platform for developers and sysadmins to develop, ship, and run applications by using containers.

host system host system

Docker Daemon Docker Daemon

Docker aids the user to test and deploy the code into production Quickly!
 IMP
V Why use Docker ?

Docker helps in:

1 Application packaging

2 Process Isolation and Management

3 Multitenancy

4 Rapid Deployment
 What is Application Packaging?

Docker helps you package applications and their dependencies into portable application images that are
straightforward to distribute to artifact repositories and then onto container hosts that will run them

host system host system

image Docker Engine Docker Engine

Docker Engine consist of server which a program which called as docker daemon
 What is Process Isolation in Docker?

Docker’s container engine and command line tool make it simple to retrieve application images and start
isolated instances of each application process.

host system
 Key terms to Remember

Docker’s container engine and command line tool make it simple to retrieve application images and start
isolated instances of each application process.

host system
Workflow to Containerize
any application

 Workflow to Containerize any

application

builds
run
Read-only
template

docker container
docker image 2
Docker file 1
3
 Workflow to Containerize any
application
2 docker build

3 docker run

dockerfile
1

Note: Here we are creating a dockerfile for nodejs application!

Basic Docker
Commands

 IMP
V Basic Docker Commands

docker build : The docker build command builds Docker images from a
1 Dockerfile

2 docker pull : Pull an image or a repository from a registry

3 docker push: Push an image or a repository to a registry

4 docker ps : returns an overview of all running containers.

5 docker images : Shows the list of images

 Basic Docker Commands

61 docker system prune: Remove unused data

2
7 docker kill : Kill one or more running containers

8 docker restart: Restart one or more containers

9 docker rm : Remove one or more containers

10 docker rmi : Remove one or more images

 Basic Docker Commands

11
1 docker logs: Fetch the logs of a container

12
2 docker run :Run a command in a new container

13 docker login: Log in to a Docker registry

 Let's package containerize our
application
Assignment:
Your company has decided to adopt the devops process for your current project and they wish to change
the way they are currently deploying the application on the server.
In past, the deployment was a very complex process because sometimes the developer system config and
server config were mismatched. Hence it used to take a lot of time to deploy the application to PROD and
find if the correct version has been deployed.
Instead of pulling the code from the remote repository, they want to deploy the docker image of the
application.
Your Job is to containerize the existing application. Push the image to docker hub and deploy it into the
cloud server.

PS make sure the image size is optimum.

 Docker File
Instruction List

 IMP
V Step1: Create Docker File
Docker File is text file that consist of all the instructions that are required a docker image.
Each instruction creates a docker layer in the image!

FROM ADD USER ONBUILD

RUN COPY VOLUME STOPSIGNAL

CMD EXPOSE WORKDIR ENTRYPOINT

LABEL ENV ARG HEALTHCHECK

 INSTRUCTION LIST

FROM

FROM is used to begin a new build stage. This sets the base image for subsequent
instructions.
Syntax: FROM <image> [AS <name>]
Remember:
It's all ways the First instruction in DockerFile
FROM can be written multiple times to create images in a DockerFile.
name is the build stage in the Dockerfile!

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Run

RUN instruction is used to execute a command inside a docker image!

Syntax: RUN [COMMAND]
Example: RUN yum update
Remember:
You can execute shell linux command or app command directly inside an
image with the help of Run instruction.
RUN instruction is used to executes any commands on top of the current image
and this will create a new layer

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CMD

FROM is used to begin a new build stage. This sets the base image for subsequent
instructions.
Syntax: FROM <image> [AS <name>]

cmd java SampleJava.java cmd [“java ”,” SampleJava.java”]

 INSTRUCTION LIST

CMD

Remember:
It's all ways the First instruction in DockerFile
FROM can be written multiple times to create images in a DockerFile.
name is the build stage in the Dockerfile!

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LABEL

If you wish to add extra information or metadata information to the image you
can use LABEL instruction
Syntax: LABEL <key>=<value>
Remember:
A LABEL is a key-value pair.
Example:
label “application_environment”=”development”

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ADD

ADD copies new directories, files, and URLs of remote files from src.
The is a path where the source is copied in the destination container.
Syntax: ADD [--chown=<user>:<group>] <src> .. <dest>
Example:
Shell Form – ADD src dest
add /root/testData /data/

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COPY
The COPY copies new directories and files from source.
COPY also adds those new directories and files to the container’s filesystem
at the path <DEST>

Syntax: COPY [--chown=<user>:<group>] <src> .. <dest>

Example

Shell Form
Executable Form
copy src dest copy [“src”,”dest”]
copy /root/testData /data/

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EXPOSE

EXPOSE sends information to Docker that the container listens on the specified
network ports at runtime.

Syntax: EXPOSE <port>[PORT/<PROTOCOL>

Remember:
Docker uses this information to interconnect containers using links and to set up
port redirection on docker host system.
Example:
expose 80 443

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ENV

ENV is a key-value pair. It sets the <KEY> , an environment variable, to the value
<VALUE>.
These variables will be set during the image build also available after the container
is launched.
Syntax: EXPOSE <port>[PORT/<PROTOCOL>
Remember:
Examples:
env app_dir /data/

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USER

USER assigns user name and user group while running the image. It also assigns
user name and user group for the RUN, CMD, and ENTRYPOINT instructions.

Syntax: USER <USER>:<GROUP>

Example :user webadmin
Remember:
USER instruction is used to set the username,group name, UID and GID for
running subsequent commands. Else root user will be used.

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VOLUME

VOLUME creates a mount point with a specific name.

Syntax: VOLUME ["/data"]

Example volume /data

Remember:
VOLUME instruction is used to create or mount a volume to the docker container
from the docker host filesystem.
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WORKDIR

WORKDIR sets the directory for RUN, CMD, ENTRYPOINT, COPY, and ADD

Syntax: WORKDIR /path/to/workdir

Example: workdir /app/

Remember:
WORKDIR instruction is used to set the working directory.

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ARG

ARG defines the variables that are passed by the user to the builder at the build-
time.

Syntax: ARG <name>=<default>

Example: arg tmp_name mycustom_image

Remember:
ARG instruction is also used to set environment variables with key and value, but
this variables will set only during the image build not on the container

 IMP
V How to Optimize a Docker File

Remember:
1 Always use Alpine 5 Reduce Number of Layers created byDockerFile

2 Using Dockerignore 6 Build Custom Base Images

3 Use Multi Stage Build 6 Only Install Necessary Packages

4 Keep Application Data outside the Container!

 Practice Assignment

1 Run Jenkins on a DO in a dockerized container and add volume to the container

Run SONARQUBE on a DO in a dockerized container and add volume to the

2 container