Learning Docker

2017-05-12

Creating a Docker image using a docker file

This example shows how to create a Microsoft Windows image with IIS installed. A list of official Microsoft images can be found on the docker hub website.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/mvc/overview/deployment/docker-aspnetmvc

Create a file called ‘Dockerfile’ with the below content.

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# The nano server version is way smaller at roughly 400MB vs 4GB for the full Windows IIS
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FROM microsoft/aspnet
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# Copy YOUR files from your local drive to the Docker image, can be static html pages
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COPY _site/ /inetpub/wwwroot

Create the docker image called myblog with a tag of iis

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docker build -f .\Dockerfile -t myblog:iis .
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or without specifying the Dockerfile as this is the default
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docker build -t myblog:iis .

List newly created images and run the image

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# View images
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docker images
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# Run the image
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docker run -d --name my-running-site myblog:iis

View the website in the browser

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# Get the docker ip address
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docker inspect -f "{{ .NetworkSettings.Networks.nat.IPAddress }}" my-running-site
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Eg 172.22.208.164
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Now open in browser Eg http://172.22.208.164

Reference

Dockerfile reference