Install docker wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh Create a 'Dockerfile' Inside the folder where the docker file is, create a image docker build -t <img name> . Start the docker image file created above docker run --name=<name> -d <img name> Stop a docker container docker stop <container id> docker rm <container id> Delete a docker image docker rmi <img name> Check if any docker images are running docker ps -as In case docker daemon is not running, start it docker -d & A list of all images installed docker images Pull a docker image from the list of image above docker pull <img name>