{"id":404448,"date":"2022-02-10T18:22:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T15:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T18:22:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T15:22:55","slug":"how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Create a Docker Image From a Running Container \u2013 CloudSavvy IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef672bed2d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef672bed2d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/#Committing_Containers\" >Committing Containers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/#Adding_Commit_Messages\" >Adding Commit Messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/#Changing_Dockerfile_Instructions\" >Changing Dockerfile Instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-docker-image-from-a-running-container-cloudsavvy-it\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Create a Docker Image From a Running Container \u2013 CloudSavvy IT&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-14169\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/993634a1.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/993634a1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/993634a1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Docker containers are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly ephemeral <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication instances which lack internal state. That\u2019s the best practice way to handle them that lets you stop or restart your containers at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes modifications to a container\u2019s filesystem are unavoidable though. Perhaps you\u2019re trying out software and want a snapshot to return to later. Another use case could be situations where the software inside a container\u2019s stopped working and you want to save a replica you can debug in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to create a new Docker image from an existing container. You\u2019ll then be able to start <em>another<\/em> container from that image which will be populated with the filesystem from the first one.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"committing-containers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Committing_Containers\"><\/span>Committing Containers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.docker.com\/engine\/reference\/commandline\/commit\"><code>docker commit<\/code><\/a> command is used to take a container and produce a new image from it. It works with either stopped or running containers.<\/p>\n<p>The basic syntax is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre>docker commit example-container example-image:latest<\/pre>\n<p>This creates an image from the container named <code>example-container<\/code>. You can also identify the container by ID if you prefer. Both pieces of information are available from the output of <code>docker ps<\/code> which lists all the containers on your host.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10029\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bc995211.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"872\" height=\"147\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The resulting image is assigned the tag given as the command\u2019s second parameter. This is <code>example-image:latest<\/code> in the example shown above. Just like a regular image tagging operation, the new image will replace the tag\u2019s reference if it already exists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15494\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/73c42410.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"64\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now you can use your image to restore the filesystem from <code>example-container<\/code> into a new container instance:<\/p>\n<pre>docker run -d example-image:latest<\/pre>\n<p>The filesystem content will match the <code>example-container<\/code> container at the time the <code>docker commit<\/code> command was executed There is one important caveat: the content of mounted volumes will not be included, so their mount locations will be empty in the created container image. To run a new container with volume data intact, use the <code>-v<\/code> flag to reattach the volumes from the first container when you start the second instance with <code>docker run<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Another noteworthy sticking point is how Docker handles commits of running containers. For the most part, this should work seamlessly but it defaults to pausing the target container before the commit is created. All the processes within the container will be suspended and then resumed after the image creation is complete. This improves data consistency in the new image but leaves the container momentarily inaccessible. You can disable this behavior by including <code>--pause false<\/code> with your <code>docker commit<\/code> command.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"adding-commit-messages\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_Commit_Messages\"><\/span>Adding Commit Messages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <code>docker commit<\/code> command supports commit messages in a similar fashion to version control software like Git. Adding a message when you create an image from a container lets you document what\u2019s changed and the reason behind your commit.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <code>--message<\/code> or <code>-m<\/code> flag to apply a commit message:<\/p>\n<pre>docker commit -m \"Example commit\" example-container example-image:latest<\/pre>\n<p>You can add authorship information with a dedicated flag too. Supply a string in the common <code>First Name &lt;email@example.com&gt;<\/code> format to the <code>--author<\/code> or <code>-a<\/code> flag. It\u2019ll be saved alongside the commit message.<\/p>\n<pre>docker commit -a \"Example Author &lt;example@example.com&gt;\" -m \"Example commit\" example-container example-image:latest<\/pre>\n<p>Commit messages are displayed when you use the <code>docker history<\/code> command to view the layers in an image. They\u2019ll show up in the <code>COMMENT<\/code> column on the far right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15495\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/284c54dd.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1450\" height=\"142\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Another way of accessing this information is to use <code>docker inspect<\/code> in tandem with <code>grep<\/code> to extract authorship and comment values from an image\u2019s JSON representation:<\/p>\n<pre>docker inspect &lt;image-id&gt; | grep 'Created\\|Author\\|Comment'<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15496\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0aadd672.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1043\" height=\"119\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This will show the data associated with the top-most layer in the image.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"changing-dockerfile-instructions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_Dockerfile_Instructions\"><\/span>Changing Dockerfile Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Committing an image gives you a chance to mutate some of its Dockerfile instructions. You can override the following values in your new image:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>CMD<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>ENTRYPOINT<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>ENV<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>EXPOSE<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>LABEL<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>ONBUILD<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>USER<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>VOLUME<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>WORKDIR<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To set an instruction, use the <code>--change<\/code> or <code>-c<\/code> flag:<\/p>\n<pre>docker commit --change 'ENTRYPOINT [\"sh\"]' example-container example-image:latest<\/pre>\n<p>You can repeat the flag as many times as necessary to apply all your intended changes.<\/p>\n<p>Only instructions which impact the top-most filesystem layer are supported. You can\u2019t seamlessly extend a committed image with new layers via instructions such as <code>RUN<\/code> and <code>COPY<\/code>. However you could take the result of a commit and write a new Dockerfile that adds new content if required:<\/p>\n<pre># Created via `docker commit`&#13;\nFROM example-image:latest&#13;\nRUN apt install example-package<\/pre>\n<p>If you do change Dockerfile instructions at commit time, it\u2019s worth adding a commit message that explains what you\u2019re modifying and why. This will help anyone else with access to the image understand any behavior differences compared to the container it was created from.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"summary\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Docker images are usually built from Dockerfiles and used to start disposable containers. Changes to the state of a container\u2019s filesystem are made by rebuilding the image, destroying the existing container, and starting a new one. In an ideal world, containers don\u2019t have any internal state but this isn\u2019t always true in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Committing a container gives you a way to restore its current filesystem in the future. Commits are useful for creating replicas of troublesome containers so you can debug in a separate environment while maintaining access to previously generated logs and temporary files.<\/p>\n<p>Although container commits often feel similar to VM snapshots, they aren\u2019t quite the same thing. VMs control virtual hardware and the state of that hardware will be present within the snapshot. Docker containers are just a set of processes running on the host; a commit is a new Docker image that represents the container\u2019s <em>filesystem<\/em> but necessarily lacks any data about the state of processes, the kernel, and your hardware.\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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