A quick reference for commonly used Docker commands.
Designed for everyday development, it shows how to build, run, manage, and push Docker images. Fully generalized with placeholders for paths, image names, container names, and ports. Minimal, non-redundant, and easy to follow for beginners and intermediate users alike.
Basic Docker Commands
# Check installed Docker version docker version # Pull an image from Docker Hub docker pull <image_name> # Build an image from a Dockerfile (path = directory containing Dockerfile) docker build -t <image_name> <path_to_dockerfile> # Run a container interactively docker run -it <image_name> # Run a container with port mapping (host → container) docker run -p <host_port>:<container_port> <image_name> # Run a container with a custom name docker run -it --name <container_name> <image_name> # List running containers docker container ls # List all containers (including stopped ones) docker container ls -a # Stop a container docker stop <container_id> # Remove a container docker container rm <container_id> # List all images docker image ls # Remove an image docker image rm <image_id> Docker Volumes
# Create a named volume docker volume create <volume_name> # List all volumes docker volume ls # Run a container with a mounted host directory docker run -it -v <host_path>:<container_path> <image_name> # Run a container with a named volume docker run -it -v <volume_name>:<container_path> <image_name> bash Docker Networking
# List all networks docker network ls # Inspect the default bridge network docker inspect bridge # Create a new network docker network create <network_name> # Run a container inside a specific network docker run -it --network <network_name> --name <container_name> <image_name> # Connect an existing container to a network docker network connect <network_name> <container_name> # Execute a command inside a running container docker exec -it <container_name> bash # Run a container with port mapping docker run -it -p <host_port>:<container_port> <image_name> Working with Docker Hub
# Build an image and tag it for Docker Hub docker build -t <dockerhub_username>/<repo_name> <path_to_dockerfile> # Push image to Docker Hub docker push <dockerhub_username>/<repo_name> # Pull image from Docker Hub docker pull <dockerhub_username>/<repo_name> # Run container from Docker Hub image docker run -it <dockerhub_username>/<repo_name> This cheatsheet provides a minimal, non-redundant, and fully generalized set of Docker commands for everyday development.
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