docker_image_setup

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Docker Set Up

1: Installed Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple chip) from: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/

2: Open a terminal, load your docker image files (for instance my_image.tar), we need to load it.

docker load -i docker load -i ~/Downloads/wo1P8VqUSgCAh_WdGwmorA_b1b41be909714887a3d62de2e79387f1_gencommand_image.tar

output: "Loaded image: gencommand_image:v1.0.0 "

All the imgage that has been created before plus the recent ones will show up

docker run -it --name gencommand_container gencommand_image:v1.0.00

output: "REPOSITORY" "TAG" "IMAGE ID" " CREATED" "SIZE"

you might get this warning:WARNING: The requested image's platform (linux/amd64) does not match the detected host platform (linux/arm64/v8) and no specific platform was requested When you see this, this means you are inside the contanier and it looks like this: (base) [root@d370f096d270 /]#

Name your container, for instance :

docker run -it --name gencommand_container gencommand_image:v1.0.00

to start docker image use

docekr start 

Summary

1. Loading the Docker Image

   docker load -i <path to image tar file>/gencommand_image.tar
   

2. Checking your Docker Images

   docker images
   

3. Creating and running the Docker Container

   docker run -it --name <name of the container> gencommand_image:v1.0.0
   

4. Checking your Docker Container

   docker ps -a
   

5. Starting (and re-starting) the Docker Container

   docker start <name of the container>
   

6. Working within the Docker Container

   docker exec -it <name of the container> /bin/bash
   

   docker stop

7. Copying Files to and from the Docker Container