Instructions.md

Lab 1 - Run Your First Container

Introduction

In this lab, you will install docker desktop onto your workstation and run your first container.

Step 1 - Install Docker Desktop

Go to the Docker Desktop Download page for instructions on installing Docker Desktop for your workstation's operating system.

Note: Docker Desktop is free for small businesses, personal use, education, and non-commercial open source projects. See https://www.docker.com/blog/updating-product-subscriptions/ for more information.

Step 2 - Run the Getting Started Contianer

Run the getting started application as explained in the Docker Desktop UI. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

docker run -d -p 80:80 docker/getting-started

Note:

-d = detached mode
-p = port mapping [host port]:[contianer port]
docker/ = docker registry
getting-started = container name

Step 3 - View the Running Container

View the docker desktop UI to see a running container. What is the name of your container? When creating this demo, the container name was flamboyant_ramen.

After viewing the container in docker desktop, open up a web browser and access the container's web URL on your localmachine. The command used above assigned the port to port 80. To access the URL go to http://localhost:80

You should see the web page of the running container on your local workstation.

Step 4 - Stop the Running Container

Stop the container in one of two ways.

1. Through the Docker Desktop GUI

Hover over the running container and click the STOP icon to stop the contianer from running.

2. Through the docker cli

From your terminal window run the following command to list all running contianers:

docker ps

From the list of results copy the CONTAINER ID of the contianer you wish to stop.

To stop the running container, run:

docker stop <CONTAINER_ID_HERE>