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Devops Lab 5

This document is a lab assignment for the DevOps and Automation course at Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University, focusing on Docker installation and basic container operations. It explains the differences between containers and virtual machines, outlines key Docker components, and provides a step-by-step procedure for executing various Docker commands. The assignment includes tasks such as pulling images, running containers, inspecting logs, and cleaning up resources.

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Devops Lab 5

This document is a lab assignment for the DevOps and Automation course at Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University, focusing on Docker installation and basic container operations. It explains the differences between containers and virtual machines, outlines key Docker components, and provides a step-by-step procedure for executing various Docker commands. The assignment includes tasks such as pulling images, running containers, inspecting logs, and cleaning up resources.

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RATAN TATA MAHARASHTRA STATE SKILLS UNIVERSITY

School of Science Engineering and Technology Skills Department of Engineering

Subject –DevOps and Automation Lab

Lab Assignment 5 :

Install Docker and run basic container operations

Introduction to Docker

Docker is an open-source platform that enables developers to build, deploy, run, update,
and manage containers. It standardizes software delivery by packaging code and all its
dependencies into a single, standardized unit, ensuring the application runs consistently
across different computing environments.

Containers vs. Virtual Machines (VMs): VMs require a hypervisor and run a full, heavy
guest operating system for each application. Containers, on the other hand, share the
host system's OS kernel. This makes containers significantly lighter, faster to start, and
less resource-intensive than VMs.

Key Components of Docker:

• Docker Engine: The core client-server application that builds and runs
containers.
• Docker Images: Read-only templates containing the instructions for creating a
Docker container (it includes the code, runtime, libraries, and environment
variables).
• Docker Containers: The runnable, isolated instances of a Docker image.
• Docker Hub: A public cloud-based registry maintained by Docker where you can
find, share, and pull pre-built container images.

Execution Procedure & Screenshot Placement Guide


Follow these logical steps in your terminal to cover all the required operations. Take
screenshots at each indicated point.

Step 1: Verify Installation and Check Info

Open your terminal and run docker --version. Then, run docker info.

Step 2: Working with Docker Images

Pull a web server image from Docker Hub by running docker pull nginx.
Once it downloads, verify it is on your system by running docker images.

Step 3: Running and Managing Containers

Start the container in detached mode (so it runs in the background), assign it a
name, and map your host machine's port 8080 to the container's port 80 . Run
this command: docker run -d --name my-nginx -p 8080:80 nginx
Run docker ps to see the currently running container.
Step 4: Inspecting, Logs, and Executing Commands Inside

View the application logs by running docker logs my-nginx.


Access the running container's shell by running docker exec -it my-nginx
/bin/bash. Once inside (your prompt will change), run simple Linux commands
like ls and pwd, then type exit to return to your host terminal.

Step 5: Stopping and Cleanup

Stop the container gracefully by running docker stop my-nginx.


Verify it is stopped by running docker ps -a (which lists stopped containers
too).
Remove the stopped container using docker rm my-nginx , and then delete the
image using docker rmi nginx.

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