docker-machine the easy way of administration –

The docker-machine command offers very cool features in order to operate with Docker images/container. The first basic features I would like to present in this tutorial.

Preconditions

Create REST API mock server with Docker successfully completed

Preparation

# start VM
MBP:~ lupin$ docker-machine start apimock

# connect your shell to the machine
MBP:~ lupin$ docker-machine env apimock
MBP:~ lupin$ eval $(docker-machine env apimock)

# check status
MBP:~ lupin$ docker-machine ls

The output should now resemble the following example:

NAME      ACTIVE   DRIVER       STATE     URL                         SWARM   DOCKER    ERRORS
apimock   *        virtualbox   Running   tcp://192.168.99.100:2376           v1.11.0

Start and access Docker container

docker-machine access container

… a little hint …

… leave container without stopping …

Copy files

How cool is that?

– Softwaretester –

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docker-machine the easy way of administration