\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.14471 cm} x{3.83229 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definitions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Image & A snapshot or blueprint of an environment (OS + app + dependencies) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Container} & A running instance of an image (lightweight, isolated environment) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Dockerfile} & A text file with instructions to build a Docker image \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Volume & Persistent data storage shared between host and container \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bind Mount & Mounts a specific file or folder from host into the container \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Port Mapping & Links container port to host port (e.g., -p 8080:80) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Network & Virtual network for containers to talk to each other or the outside world \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Base Image & The starting image in a Dockerfile (e.g., FROM ubuntu) \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{ENTRYPOINT} & Default executable when container starts (used for fixed command behavior) \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} CMD & Arguments passed to ENTRYPOINT or default command (overridable) \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Context & Files sent to the Docker engine when building an image \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{docker-compose.yml}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} services & Top-level section; defines each container \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} image & Use an image from registry or local \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} build & Build image from Dockerfile (build: . or build: ./app) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{container\_name} & Optional name for the container \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ports & Host-to-container port mapping ("8080:80") \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} volumes & Mount host paths or named volumes ("./data:/app/data") \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{environment} & Set environment variables (VAR=value) \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} command & Override CMD from image/Dockerfile \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{depends\_on} & Declare startup order between services \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} networks & Assign container to network (default if not declared) \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} restart & Auto-restart policy (always, on-failure, unless-stopped) \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.74655 cm} x{4.23045 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Dockerfile}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} FROM & Sets the base image \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{WORKDIR} & Sets working directory inside container \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} COPY & Copies files into the image \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} RUN & Executes a command in the image \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{EXPOSE} & Declares which port(s) the container uses \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} USER & Sets default user inside the container \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CMD & Default command to run in a container \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} ENV & Sets environment variables \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Docker commands}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker ps (-a) & List containers \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} docker exec -it container bash & Run command in a running container (e.g., open shell) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker stop container & Gracefully stop a container \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} docker rm container & Delete (remove) a stopped container \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker rmi image & Delete an image \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} docker logs container & View container output logs \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Docker Compose Commands}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker-compose up & Start services (build if needed) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} docker-compose up -d & Start in background (detached mode) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker-compose down & Stop and remove containers + network \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} docker-compose build & Build services from Dockerfile \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker-compose ps & List running services \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} docker-compose logs & View service logs \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} docker-compose exec service sh & Shell into a running container \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} docker-compose restart & Restart all or specific service(s) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}