How to mount host volumes into docker containers in Dockerfile during build

Since 2014 when this question has been asked, many situations had happened and many things has changed. I’m revisiting the topic again today, and I’m editing this question for the 12th time to reflect the latest changes. The question may seem long but it is arranged in the reverse chronological order, so the latest changes … Read more

Permission denied on accessing host directory in Docker

I am trying to mount a host directory in Docker, but then I cannot access it from within the container, even if the access permissions look good. I am doing sudo docker run -i -v /data1/Downloads:/Downloads ubuntu bash and then ls -al It gives me: total 8892 drwxr-xr-x. 23 root root 4096 Jun 18 14:34 … Read more

How to mount a host directory in a Docker container

I am trying to mount a host directory into a Docker container so that any updates done on the host is reflected into the Docker containers. Where am I doing something wrong. Here is what I did: kishore$ cat Dockerfile FROM ubuntu:trusty RUN apt-get update RUN apt-get -y install git curl vim CMD [“/bin/bash”] WORKDIR … Read more