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Most useful Commands

- Command 1: build an image​

The command:

docker build . -f path/to/Dockerfile -t talkohavy/repository:0.0.1 --no-cache

- Command 2: upload an image​

The command:

docker build . -f path/to/Dockerfile -t talkohavy/repository:0.0.1 --no-cache

- Command 3: Just run an image locally​

docker run -t --rm -e PORT=3000 IMAGE_ID

- Command 4: Run & SSH into image locally​

docker run -it --rm -e PORT=3000 IMAGE_ID sh

- Command 5: Run an image & expose port to host​

docker run -t --rm -p 8888:8888 imageName

- Command 6: Show logs of a running container​

docker logs IMAGE_NAME_OR_ID

- Command 7: SSH into a running container​

docker exec -it CONTAINER_NAME_ID sh

- Command 8: Copy a file into a container​

When on your desktop, run the following:

docker cp ~/Desktop/my-file.txt CONTAINER_NAME_ID:/path/in/container/my-file.txt