Understanding “VOLUME” instruction in DockerFile

Below is the content of my “Dockerfile” FROM node:boron # Create app directory RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app # Change working dir to /usr/src/app WORKDIR /usr/src/app VOLUME . /usr/src/app RUN npm install EXPOSE 8080 CMD [“node” , “server” ] In this file I am expecting VOLUME . /usr/src/app instruction to mount contents of present working directory … Read more

standard_init_linux.go:190: exec user process caused “no such file or directory” – Docker

When I am running my docker image on windows 10. I am getting this error: standard_init_linux.go:190: exec user process caused “no such file or directory” my docker file is: FROM openjdk:8 EXPOSE 8080 VOLUME /tmp ADD appagent.tar.gz /opt/app-agent ADD services.jar app.jar ADD run.sh /run.sh # Install compiler and perl stuff RUN apt-get update RUN apt-get … Read more

Python app does not print anything when running detached in docker

I have a Python (2.7) app which is started in my dockerfile: CMD [“python”,”main.py”] main.py prints some strings when it is started and goes into a loop afterwards: print “App started” while True: time.sleep(1) As long as I start the container with the -it flag, everything works as expected: $ docker run –name=myapp -it myappimage … Read more

Docker: unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in Dockerfile path: GetFileAttributesEx

I just downloaded Docker Toolbox for Windows 10 64bit today. I’m going through the tutorial. I’m receving the following error when trying to build an image using a Dockerfile. Steps: Launched Docker Quickstart terminal. testdocker after creating it. Prepare Dockerfile as documented in “Build your own image” web link ran below command docker build -t … Read more