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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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Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Last updated
Clock icon Jul 16, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. 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
    
  2. 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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