Getting started with docker on Windows host machine? Great this is a quick Docker intro tutorial on how to pull, build, run and access docker containers on exposed port in the browser. We will also highlight some common problems when trying to run docker container on exposed port why it does not work and what to do to fix this.

Clone

docker run --name repo alpine/git clone https://github.com/docker/getting-started.git

Build

cd getting-started
docker build -t docker101tutorial .

Run

docker run -d -p 80:80 --name docker-tutorial docker101tutorial

The above project should start on localhost on port 80 on http (and not https!). So the url would be http://localhost:80 but this is not always the case. Sometimes this pot will not work due to be used by other program or defined in Windows host file for something else. In that case you can try to move the docker definition to the top of the host declaration or access it through VM IP address like in the example below:

Access docker container on port 80 of your docker VM IP address

http://192.168.1.101:80 (this IP will change)

Access container in the browser

To find out your current IP see this article What is the IP of docker virtual host on Windows?

Share

#docker push <username>/<imagename>
docker push devwl/docker101tutorial

See what you have saved on docker hub here

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