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Docker storage demo script

Container filesystem

Create an alpine container and start an interactive shell

docker run -it alpine /bin/ash

Write a file to the container filesystem via the interactive shell

echo "`hostname`  `date`" > demo.log

Read the file

cat demo.log
# Exit the container session
exit

Remove the container and create new container

# Get the id of the container to delete
docker ps -a
# Remove the container
docker rm -f ad49430522e2
# Create a new version of the container
docker run -it alpine /bin/ash

Is the file there?

cat demo.log

Docker volumes

Create a new volume

docker volume create demo

List the existing volumes

docker volume ls

Create a container and attach the volume

docker run -v demo:/containers101 -it alpine /bin/ash

Write a file to the container filesystem via the interactive shell

echo "`hostname`  `date`" > /containers101/demo.log

Read the file

cat /containers101/demo.log
# Exit the container session
exit

Remove the container and create new container

# Get the id of the container to delete
docker ps -a
# Remove the container
docker rm -f ad49430522e2
# Create a new version of the container
docker run -v demo:/containers101 -it alpine /bin/ash

Write a file to the container filesystem via the interactive shell

echo "`hostname`  `date`" >> /containers101/demo.log

Read the file and notice that the new container hostname has been appended

cat /containers101/demo.log

Create another container in a separate terminal using the same volume

docker run -v demo:/containers101 -it alpine /bin/ash

Write a file to the container filesystem via the interactive shell

echo "`hostname`  `date`" >> /containers101/demo.log

Read the file and notice that the new container hostname has been appended and both running containers can access the same volume

cat /containers101/demo.log