- Everything starts with the Dockerfile. The Dockerfile is the source code of the Image.
- Once the Dockerfile is created, you build it to create the image of the container. The image is just the “compiled version” of the “source code” which is the Dockerfile.
- Once you have the image of the container, you should redistribute it using the registry. The registry is like a git repository — you can push and pull images.
- Next, you can use the image to run containers. A running container is very similar, in many aspects, to a virtual machine (but without the hypervisor).
+------------+ docker build +--------------+ docker run -dt +-----------+ docker exec -it +------+
| Dockerfile | --------------> | Image | ---------------> | Container | -----------------> | Bash |
+------------+ +--------------+ +-----------+ +------+
^
| docker pull
|
+--------------+
| Registry |
+--------------+