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Docker & Container Cheat Sheet

Learn the most useful Docker commands for managing containers, images, networking, volumes, Docker Compose deployments and production workloads.
In This Guide
✓ Install Docker
✓ Images
✓ Containers
✓ Logs
✓ Volumes
✓ Networks
✓ Docker Compose
✓ Troubleshooting
✓ Cleanup
✓ Best Practices
Install Docker
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo bashdocker --versiondocker infoDocker Images
docker imagesdocker pull nginxdocker pull ubuntu:24.04docker image inspect nginxdocker rmi IMAGE_IDContainer Management
docker psdocker ps -adocker run -d nginxdocker start CONTAINER_IDdocker stop CONTAINER_IDdocker restart CONTAINER_IDdocker rm CONTAINER_IDAccess Container Shell
docker exec -it CONTAINER_ID bashdocker exec -it CONTAINER_ID shLogs & Monitoring
docker logs CONTAINER_IDdocker logs -f CONTAINER_IDdocker statsdocker top CONTAINER_IDVolumes
docker volume lsdocker volume create mydatadocker volume inspect mydatadocker volume rm mydataDocker Networking
docker network lsdocker network create mynetworkdocker network inspect mynetworkdocker network rm mynetworkDocker Compose Example
services:
app:
image: nginx
container_name: nginx-app
ports:
- "80:80"
restart: unless-stoppedDocker Compose Commands
docker compose up -ddocker compose downdocker compose restartdocker compose logs -fDocker Cleanup Commands
docker system prune -adocker image prunedocker volume prunedocker network pruneDocker Best Practices
Use Official Images
Prefer official Docker Hub images whenever possible.
Keep Containers Stateless
Store data in volumes instead of containers.
Use Docker Compose
Manage multiple containers efficiently.
Monitor Resource Usage
Regularly review docker stats.
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