Docker command summary

If you are new to Docker, this section provides an introduction to common commands and options that are useful to know when administering a Conjur container installation. See the full list of commands in the Docker CLI documentation.

Podman is CLI-compatible with the Docker CLI. You can configure alias docker=podman for the shell that sets up the Conjur Server. This way, all the docker commands can be used when working with Podman. Alternatively, you can manually replace docker in each command with podman. All references to Docker in this document apply to Podman as well.

Commands

Command	Description
docker run	Start a container from an image.
docker exec	Run a command inside a container.
docker restart	Restart a running container.
docker stop	Stop a container.
docker rm	Remove a container.
docker ps	List running containers.
docker cp	Copy files to/from a container.
docker logs <container_name>	View the logs (stdout) of a container. To follow logs, add the -f option before the container name: docker logs -f <container_name>

Below are some useful commands for interacting with the Conjur container within a host VM:

Action	Command
Get a shell in the container	docker exec -it conjur-appliance bash
Run a one-off command in a container. If the command requires input from the host, be sure to use the -i/--interactive (keeps STDIN open) and/or -t/--tty (allocates a pseudo TTY) options as needed.	docker exec docker-appliance <command>
Copy a file from the host to the container. Usually it's recommeded to volume-mount a host directory into the container.	docker cp /local-dir/file-name conjur-appliance:/container-dir/file-name
Copy a file from container to the host.	docker cp conjur-appliance:/container-dir/file-name /local-dir/file-name

Options

Many options can be passed to docker run that affect how a container behaves. The following are commonly-used options for running a Conjur container. All options are covered in full in the docker run reference.

Command	Description
--name	Set a name for the container.
-d / --detach	Run the container in the background.
--restart	Set the container's restart policy.
--security-opt	Run the container with a security profile.
-p / --port	Forward a port from the container to the host.
-v / --volume	Mount a directory/file from the host into the container.
-e / --env	Set a list of environment variables within the container when it is run.