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Docker Run Update

Docker images within a running container do not update automatically. Once you have used an image to create a container, it continues running that version, even after new releases come out.

It is recommended to run containers from the latest Docker image unless you have a specific reason to use an older release.

Docker Run Update

In this tutorial, you will learn how to update the Docker image and container to the latest version.

  • Access to a command line/terminal window
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • An existing Docker installation
  • An existing Docker container and Docker image
  1. Note that the docker run command will start by looking for the image on your local system. If it’s not already present, it’ll download the image from the Docker Hub registry. So, you may use the docker run command and avoid step 4 above. Step 5: Verify the update. Lastly, you may need to ascertain if your Docker update image efforts were.
  2. Update Docker image Updating with Docker requires both pulling the new image and re-creating any existing containers. For this reason, you should try to avoid using a container that hosts the CLI as a data store.
  3. NVIDIA Container Toolkit. The NVIDIA Container Toolkit allows users to build and run GPU accelerated Docker containers. The toolkit includes a container runtime library and utilities to automatically configure containers to leverage NVIDIA GPUs.

Update Docker Image and Container to the Latest Version

The best way to update an existing container with the newest image is to download the latest image and launch a new container with the same configuration. Follow the steps listed below to update your container with the newest Docker image.

Note: This tutorial uses an example of running a MySQL Docker container to illustrate how to update the Docker image and container to the latest version.

Verify you have an outdated image, by listing the images on your system with the command:

The output displays downloaded images and their tags (version numbers). In the example below, the system shows it is using the mysql image version 5.7.31. Docker’s official MySQL images listed on DockerHub show that the latest version is 8.0.21.

Therefore, if you have a container running on that image, it is best to update it.

Docker Run Updates

Note: To list only a specific image that may be outdated, use the docker images | grep [docker_image] command to narrow the search.

Download the newer version of the image using the docker pull command:

By default, Docker pulls the latest version. To ensure it does so, you can add the :latest tag.

For instance, to pull the latest mysql image, you would run:

Once you downloaded the latest Docker image, you need to stop and remove the old container. Then, create a new one with the latest image.

1. Find the name of the running container with the outdated image by listing the containers on the system:

In this example, the output shows a container using the mysql/mysql-server:5.7.31 image.

2. Stop and remove the existing container so you can launch a new one under the same name:

3. Recreate the container with the docker run command and the wanted configuration, using the updated Docker image:

If you have one, make sure to mount a Docker volume assigned to the previously used container to ensure the updated container has the same content. To do this, use the -v option followed by the path to the volume directory.

For instance, to run an update MySQL container, you would run:

4. You can check whether your container has been updated with the latest Docker image by listing the containers with:

With this, you should have successfully updated your Docker container with the latest release of a Docker image.

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You can use Docker to run a standalone Linux container with the Azure CLI pre-installed. Docker gets you started quicklywith an isolated environment to run the CLI in. The image can also be used as a base for your own deployments.

Run in a Docker container

Note

The Azure CLI has migrated to Microsoft Container Registry.Existing tags on Docker Hub are still supported, but new releases will only be available as mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cli.

Install the CLI using docker run.

Docker Run Update 2019

Note

If you want to pick up the SSH keys from your user environment,use -v ${HOME}/.ssh:/root/.ssh to mount your SSH keys in the environment.

The CLI is installed on the image as the az command in /usr/local/bin. To sign in, run the az login command.

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  1. Run the login command.

    If the CLI can open your default browser, it will do so and load an Azure sign-in page.

    Otherwise, open a browser page at https://aka.ms/devicelogin and enter theauthorization code displayed in your terminal.

    If no web browser is available or the web browser fails to open, use device code flow with az login --use-device-code.

  2. Sign in with your account credentials in the browser.

To learn more about different authentication methods, see Sign in with the Azure CLI.

Update Docker image

Updating with Docker requires both pulling the new image and re-creating any existing containers. For this reason, you shouldtry to avoid using a container that hosts the CLI as a data store.

Update your local image with docker pull.

Uninstall Docker image

If you decide to uninstall the Azure CLI, we're sorry to see you go. Before you uninstall, use the az feedback command to let us knowwhat could be improved or fixed. Our goal is to make the Azure CLI bug-free and user-friendly. If you found a bug, we'd appreciate it if you file a GitHub issue.

After halting any containers running the CLI image, remove it.

Next Steps

Now that you're ready to use the Azure CLI, take a short tour of its features and common commands.