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Running Your First Docker Container

Welcome to your first challenge in *The Quest for More Yummies*. In this hands-on lab, we are tasked with preparing our environment for maximum snack acquisition for the people of SpaceBones by installing Docker and then acquiring images from DockerHub.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Jul 26, 2018

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install Docker from the Default CentOS 7 Repository

    After logging into the server, install the latest version of Docker using yum:

    sudo yum -y install docker
    
  2. Challenge

    Set User Permissions

    Drop down to root. Create a new group named docker, and then add the cloud_user user to the group.

  3. Challenge

    Enable and Start Docker Service

    Once installation completes, enable and start the service using systemd.

    Log out of root and cloud_user, and then log back in:

    ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC IP>
    
  4. Challenge

    Run the `hello-world` Container Image

    After starting and enabling Docker, run the hello-world container image to verify installation.

  5. Challenge

    Pull Images

    After getting a valid return message from the hello-world image, pull the following images into your Docker repository to prepare for the next exercise.

    • 06kellyjac/nyancat
    • jeremy646/doge

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