Docker Cheat Sheets

Docker Images

Description	Command Example
Docker Build
Build an image from a Dockerfile	`docker build -t myapp:latest .`
Build an image from a Dockerfile with a specific tag	`docker build -t myapp:1.0 .`
Docker Pull
Pull an image from a registry	`docker pull nginx`
Pull an image with a specific tag	`docker pull nginx:latest`
Pull an image from a private registry	`docker pull myregistry.com/myapp:latest`
Docker Push
Push an image to a registry	`docker push myapp:latest`
Push an image to a registry with a specific tag	`docker push myapp:1.0`
Push an image to a private registry	`docker push myregistry.com/myapp:latest`
Others
List images	`docker images`
Remove an image	`docker rmi myapp:latest`
Tag an image	`docker tag myapp:latest myrepo/myapp:latest`
Show the history of an image	`docker history myapp:latest`

Description	Command Example
Create a network	`docker network create mynetwork`
List networks	`docker network ls`
Remove a network	`docker network rm mynetwork`
Connect a container to a network	`docker run --network mynetwork nginx`

Description	Command Example
Lifecycle Commands
Start services defined in docker-compose.yml	`docker compose up`
Stop and remove containers, networks, volumes	`docker compose down`
Stop services	`docker compose stop`
Start services	`docker compose start`
Restart services	`docker compose restart`
Image & Container Management Commands
Build or rebuild services	`docker compose build`
Pull service images	`docker compose pull`
Push service images	`docker compose push`
Remove stopped service containers	`docker compose rm`
Logging, Execution, and Scaling Commands
List containers	`docker compose ps`
View output from containers	`docker compose logs`
Execute a command in a running container	`docker compose exec web ls -l`
Execute a command in an interactive shell	`docker compose exec -it bash`
Scale a service	`docker compose scale web=3`
Configuration and Help Commands
Get help on a command	`docker compose help up`
Show the Docker Compose version information	`docker compose version`
Validate and view the compose file	`docker compose config`
Run a one-off command on a service	`docker compose run web python manage.py migrate`

Description	Command Example
Swarm Management Commands
Initialize a swarm	`docker swarm init`
Join a swarm	`docker swarm join --token <token>`
Leave a swarm	`docker swarm leave`
Update swarm configuration	`docker swarm update --task-history-limit 5`
Display the join token for a swarm	`docker swarm join-token worker`
Service Management Commands
List swarm services	`docker service ls`
List tasks for a service	`docker service ps <service_name>`
Create a new service	`docker service create --name web nginx`
Update a service	`docker service update --replicas 3 web`
Remove a service	`docker service rm web`
Node Management Commands
List swarm nodes	`docker node ls`
Update a node	`docker node update --availability drain <node_id>`
Remove a node	`docker node rm <node_id>`

See the Docker CLI Reference for a complete list of Docker commands and options.