🐳 DevOps

Docker Cheat Sheet

This Docker cheat sheet lists the core commands for images, containers, Docker Compose, and cleanup. Filter instantly to find how to build, run, inspect, and remove containers and images from the command line.

Images

docker build -t name:tag .Build an image from a Dockerfile

docker imagesList local images

docker pull <image>Download an image from a registry

docker rmi <image>Remove an image

docker tag src targetAdd a new tag to an image

Containers

docker run -d -p 8080:80 <image>Run a container detached, mapping a port

docker psList running containers

docker ps -aList all containers, including stopped

docker exec -it <id> shOpen a shell inside a running container

docker logs -f <id>Follow a container's logs

docker stop <id>Stop a running container

docker rm <id>Remove a stopped container

Docker Compose

docker compose up -dStart all services in the background

docker compose downStop and remove services, networks

docker compose logs -fFollow logs from all services

docker compose psList service containers

docker compose buildBuild or rebuild service images

Cleanup

docker system pruneRemove unused data (stopped containers, networks)

docker system prune -aAlso remove all unused images

docker volume pruneRemove unused volumes

docker image pruneRemove dangling images