1) Download and install the docker tookbox from
https://www.docker.com/products/docker-toolbox
This installs multiple products, docker engine, docker swarm, oracle virtual box, kitematics, etc.
2) Launch the Docker quick start terminal as administrator
Usually, Note: If the CPU virtualization is not enabled in the BIOS, you get the below error (). Else, you will see no errors.
Creating CA: C:\Users\<<mylogonname>>\.docker\machine\certs\ca.pem
Creating client certificate: C:\Users\<<mylogonname>>\.docker\machine\certs\cert.pem
Running pre-create checks...
Error with pre-create check: "This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory"
Looks like something went wrong in step ´Checking if machine default exists´... Press any key to continue...
Follow this article to resolve the above error
https://github.com/docker/machine/issues/2256
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3) docker-machine
This will show you a help guide with the list of commands as shown below
$ docker-machine
Usage: docker-machine.exe [OPTIONS] COMMAND [arg...]
Create and manage machines running Docker.
Version: 0.8.2, build e18a919
Author:
Docker Machine Contributors - <https://github.com/docker/machine>
Options:
--debug, -D Enable debug mode
--storage-path, -s "C:\Users\<<username>>\.docker\machine" Configures storage path [$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH]
--tls-ca-cert CA to verify remotes against [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_CERT]
--tls-ca-key Private key to generate certificates [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_KEY]
--tls-client-cert Client cert to use for TLS [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_CERT]
--tls-client-key Private key used in client TLS auth [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_KEY]
--github-api-token Token to use for requests to the Github API [$MACHINE_GITHUB_API_TOKEN]
--native-ssh Use the native (Go-based) SSH implementation. [$MACHINE_NATIVE_SSH]
--bugsnag-api-token BugSnag API token for crash reporting [$MACHINE_BUGSNAG_API_TOKEN]
--help, -h show help
--version, -v print the version
Commands:
active Print which machine is active
config Print the connection config for machine
create Create a machine
env Display the commands to set up the environment for the Docker client
inspect Inspect information about a machine
ip Get the IP address of a machine
kill Kill a machine
ls List machines
provision Re-provision existing machines
regenerate-certs Regenerate TLS Certificates for a machine
restart Restart a machine
rm Remove a machine
ssh Log into or run a command on a machine with SSH.
scp Copy files between machines
start Start a machine
status Get the status of a machine
stop Stop a machine
upgrade Upgrade a machine to the latest version of Docker
url Get the URL of a machine
version Show the Docker Machine version or a machine docker version
help Shows a list of commands or help for one command
Run 'docker-machine.exe COMMAND --help' for more information on a command.
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3) Now, pulling a helloworld image from docker hub (https://hub.docker.com/)
Note: You can use the Kitematics (to perform the same using a GUI instead of command line)
docker pull kitematic/hello-world-nginx
You may run into below error.
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$ docker pull kitematic/hello-world-nginx
Using default tag: latest
Pulling repository docker.io/kitematic/hello-world-nginx
Network timed out while trying to connect to https://index.docker.io/v1/repositories/kitematic/hello-world-nginx/images. You may want to check your internet connection or if you are behind a proxy.
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Don't worry, to resolve this, sometimes you need to just restart the environment
$ docker-machine restart default # Restart the environment
$ eval $(docker-machine env default) # Refresh your environment settings
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4) to check the list of images installed
docker images
5) to run a container from the image (nginx, a reverse proxy, load balancer server for example)
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docker run kitematic/hello-world-nginx
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6) to check the list of active containers
docker ps -a to check the status all containers
Note: use doc
7) to stop the container
docker stop <<imagename>>
docker stop nostalgic_mcclintock
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8) to remove the container and leave the image as is
docker rm <<containerId>>
docker rm 2b
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9) to run the container on a specific port in daemon mode for example,
docker run -d -p 5000:80 kitematic/hello-world-nginx
Here, 5000 is external port and 80 is internal port
10) You can now try launching the instance in the browser
using
http://192.168.99.100:5000
