Creating Data Containers

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Creating Data Containers

Welcome back, brave adventurer! As we approach the end of our quest to supply the nation of SpaceBones with much-needed treats, there is yet another challenge that can only be solved with your extensive Docker expertise. Now that first contact via SpaceBones: The Website has been confirmed, we now need your help to prepare SpaceBones infrastructure to not only receive but also retain any response from the Droolidian government.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Jul 16, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Create Boneyard Data Container
Create a new data container named boneyard. This can be done via the following command:
```
docker create -v /data --name boneyard spacebones/postgres /bin/true
```
Challenge

Create the Three Containers to Mount Data Container
Create three containers using the spacebones/postgres Docker image with the following names:
- cheese
- bacon
- tuna
You can accomplish this goal with the following commands:
```
docker run -d --volumes-from boneyard --name cheese spacebones/postgres
docker run -d --volumes-from boneyard --name tuna spacebones/postgres
docker run -d --volumes-from boneyard --name bacon spacebones/postgres
```

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