Docker Cheatsheet

Docker is a platform that allows developers to automate the deployment of applications inside lightweight, portable containers. This cheatsheet provides a quick reference to some of the most commonly used Docker commands, formatted for easy copy-pasting. Use this as a handy resource for managing your Docker containers, images, volumes, and more.

Action	Command
Check Docker version	docker --version
Get system-wide Docker info	docker info
List all Docker images	docker images
Pull an image from a registry	docker pull [image]
Build an image from a Dockerfile	docker build -t [name] .
List running containers	docker ps
List all containers (including stopped)	docker ps -a
Start a container from a local image	docker run [image]
Run in detached mode	docker run -d [image]
Map host port to container port	docker run -p [host_port]:[container_port] [image]
Assign a name to the container	docker run --name [container_name] [image]
Mount a volume	docker run -v [host_path]:[container_path] [image]
Run interactively with a terminal	docker run -it [image]
Execute a command in a running container	docker exec -it [container_id/name] [command]
Stop a running container	docker stop [container_id/name]
Start a stopped container	docker start [container_id/name]
Restart a container	docker restart [container_id/name]
Remove a stopped container	docker rm [container_id/name]
Remove an image	docker rmi [image_id]
Fetch logs from a container	docker logs [container_id/name]
Inspect detailed info about a container	docker inspect [container_id/name]
Display live stats of containers	docker stats
List all volumes	docker volume ls
Remove a volume	docker volume rm [volume_name]
Example command with options	docker run -d -p 80:80 --name my_container my_local_image