What is Docker Image?
Docker images are built using the Dockerfile which consists of a set of instructions that are required to containerize an application. The docker image includes the following to run a piece of software. A docker image is a platform-independent image that can be built in the Windows environment and it can be pushed to the docker hub and pulled by others with different OS environments like Linux.
- Application ode.
- Runtime.
- Libraries
- Environmentaltools.
Docker image is very light in weight so can be portable to different platforms very easily.
What is Docker Image?
Docker Image is an executable package of software that includes everything needed to run an application. This image informs how a container should instantiate, determining which software components will run and how. Docker Container is a virtual environment that bundles application code with all the dependencies required to run the application. The application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another.
Table of Content
- What is Docker Image?
- SubCommands of Docker Image
- Docker Image Prune
- Docker Image Build
- Docker Image Tag
- Uses of Docker Images
- Difference between Docker Image VS Docker Container
- Structure Of Docker Image
- How To Create A Docker Image And Run It As Container?
- How to Build Docker Python Images? A Step-By-Step Guide
- Docker Image commands
- Docker Images – FAQs