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Containerization
docker run
docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]Functional Description
Creates a writeable container layer over the specified image and starts it using the specified command.
CategoryDocker
Difficultyintermediate
Execution Recipes
Detached Web Server
docker run -d -p 80:80 --name webserver nginx
Runs Nginx in the background (-d), maps local port 80 to container port 80.
Interactive Shell
docker run -it --rm ubuntu /bin/bash
Launches an interactive Ubuntu shell and removes the container upon exit (--rm).
Official Documentation
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