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--- docker:containers:create_a_container [2020/05/13 09:21] – peter
+++ docker:containers:create_a_container [2022/09/19 14:29] (current) – [Run a Container that does not stop automatically] peter
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 ====== Docker - Containers - Create a container ======
-Create a container by simply running using **docker run** + the image name you would like to run + the command to run within the container.
+Create a container by using **docker run** + the image name you would like to run + the command to run within the container.
-If the image doesn't exist on your local machine, Docker will attempt to fetch it from the public image registry.
+<code bash>
+docker run [image_name] [command to run within the container]
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  If the image doesn't exist on your local machine, Docker will attempt to fetch it from the public image registry.
+</WRAP>
-It’s important to note that containers are designed to stop once the command executed within them has exited.
-For example, if you ran **/bin/echo hello world** as your command, the container will start, print hello world and then stop:
+For Example:
 <code bash>
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+===== Run a Container that does not stop automatically =====
 An alternative method is:
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 docker run -ti ubuntu
 </code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  where:
   * **-t**:  Runs a terminal.
   * **-i**:  Allow us to interact with it.
-This allows continuous use of the container until the terminal is exited by running the "exit" command.
+This allows continuous use of the container until the terminal is exited by running the **exit** command.
+When the container is created, it is given its container ID and a randomly-generated name.
-When the container is created, it is given its container ID and a randomly-generated name. The command-line prompt will changes to indicate we're inside the container as the root user, followed by the 12 character container ID.
+The command-line prompt will changes to indicate we're inside the container as the root user, followed by the 12 character container ID.
 For example:
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 </code>
+</WRAP>