In some instances we start a container, but it will default to immediately running a program within and prevent immediate shell access. This is possible since Docker version1.3 Assuming that the container is already running (for example serving a web browser) and you can’t access the shell commands we can gain shell (bash, ssh) through …
When activated by the docker run command, some docker container immediately start a software within. This can be useful for the author of the image, but for others it may cause issues. Here is one example amongst many, from a series: Bioinformatics Docker Images Project which may be difficult for some users due to the use of …
As I am creating the docker tutorials “for biologists” I find that having some notes here could be useful. This is therefore a bit like a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that I answer to myself at first! For general info it would be best to refer to the tutorials themselves when they are online. Remove …
Docker Containers I don’t remember how exactly I discovered Docker containers a bit over a year ago, but it seemed a very good system and I immediately saw the potential, then I thought that it would be very good tutorial material. As I am now creating those tutorials “for biologists” I discover a lot of …