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Working with Docker Images

Time to put your Docker image skills to the test! In this lab, you will use your newfound knowledge of Docker images to pull, build, and launch containers.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Nov 14, 2018

Challenge

Pull the latest `alpine` image.
1. Pull the latest alpine image from Docker Hub:
```
 docker image pull alpine:latest
```
2. You can confirm it is there with:
```
 docker images
```
Challenge

Pull the latest `httpd` image.
1. Pull the latest httpd image:
```
 docker pull httpd:latest
```
  Note: If you don't put the version, the latest version is assumed.
Challenge

Pull nginx 1.15.
1. Pull nginx version 1.15:
```
 docker pull nginx:1.15
```
2. To confirm that it is there:
```
 docker images
```
Challenge

Compare the history.
1. Look at the history for both the httpd and nginx images.
```
 docker history httpd
```
2. Note the following command gives an error because the latest version is assumed:
```
 docker history nginx
```
3. When you specify the right version, the command succeeds:
```
 docker history nginx:1.15
```

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