🐳 Docker Command Cheat Sheet

1. Images

• List all images

docker images

• Pull an image from Docker Hub

docker pull <image_name>:<tag>

• Build an image from a Dockerfile

docker build -t <image_name>:<tag> .

• Remove an image

docker rmi <image_name>:<tag>

2. Containers

• List running containers

docker ps

• List all containers (running + stopped)

docker ps -a

• Run a container

docker run -d --name <container_name> -p <host_port>:<container_port> <image_name>:<tag>

• Start a stopped container

docker start <container_name>

• Stop a running container

docker stop <container_name>

• Restart a container

docker restart <container_name>

• Remove a container

docker rm <container_name>

3. Logs & Stats

• View logs of a container

docker logs <container_name>

• Follow logs in real-time

docker logs -f <container_name>

• View resource usage of running containers

docker stats

4. Docker Compose

• Start containers defined in docker-compose.yml

docker-compose up -d

• Stop containers

docker-compose down

• Rebuild and restart containers

docker-compose up -d --build

• View container logs

docker-compose logs -f

5. Volumes

• List volumes

docker volume ls

• Inspect a volume

docker volume inspect <volume_name>

• Remove a volume

docker volume rm <volume_name>

6. Networks

• List networks

docker network ls

• Inspect a network

docker network inspect <network_name>

• Remove a network

docker network rm <network_name>

7. Cleanup

• Remove unused containers, networks, and images

docker system prune

• Remove unused Docker images

docker image prune -a

• Remove stopped containers

docker container prune