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Dockumentation

What is Docker

Docker is a platform used to run and develop software. Docker is advantageous because it allows developers to run their software in the same environment would be run on a server or elsewhere.

[Get Started with Docker] (http://docs.docker.com/) will walk you through installation as well as your first image and container.

Important Vocabulary

Dockerfile: a list of commands to build a Docker image Container: an isolated work environment on a Linux system Image: Software that is loaded into a container that creates a specific state

Docker and Web Development

PiE runs the website through a docker container on the web server.

To try running a website identical to the site run on server:

  1. Open Docker either using the Docker Quick Start Terminal or opening Kitematic and selecting Docker CLI

  2. Navigate to the website folder containing website info, but specifically docker-build.sh and dockerfile

  3. Run the following command

    bash docker-build.sh

This will execute the following command

docker build -t pie-website .;

Thus docker will build an image with the tag pie-website using the files at ., the current folder. Specifically, docker looks at the dockerfile to build.

To run use the following command

docker run -d -p 4000:4000 pie-website

Once the server is running, run the following command to navigate to the site in browser.

docker-machine ip default

Copy and paste the result which should look like an ip into your browser and add ":4000". It may look like http://192.168.99.100:4000/

To look inside the container while it has an ENTRYPOINT set. This is useful for debugging.

docker run -ti --rm --entrypoint sh <DOCKER_IMAGE>

Useful Resources

Building your own Docker image Keywords for writing a Dockerfile