Docker is an open-source project that provides an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, package, and run applications anywhere as a lightweight container. Docker automates the deployment of applications inside software containers.

More about Docker can be found in the documentation here https://docs.docker.com/.

Assign a hostname to the container

Automatically delete containers when they exit

Basic Usage of Docker

Change the default IP address

Common Security Issues Inside Public Docker Images

CoreOs

Create a container

Create an image

Docker Images vs. Container

Install Docker

Launch a Docker Container

Name a container

Persistent Storage

Remove a container

Remove a volume

Remove an image

Remove dangling image

Restart a container

Run Apache server

Share data between a docker container and the Host

Share data between docker containers

Run an Ubuntu GUI Desktop

TODO docker run-d -p 6080:6080 dorowu/ubuntu-desktop-lxde-vnc . The desktop is accessible via VNC.

Things to know about Docker

Tips For Building a Docker Image

https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/getting-started-with-docker.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16047306/how-is-docker-different-from-a-normal-virtual-machine?rq=1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18496940/how-to-deal-with-persistent-storage-e-g-databases-in-docker?rq=1