Running Stand-alone-chrome docker container using docker compose

In this example we will learn following

• How to mount logs directory
• How to mount data directory
• How to run stand alone chrome container
• How to run python script which is using selenium web driver.
• How to connect chrome server using python script.
• If container A is dependent on contaner B but container A start first then how to handle this situation using wait-for-it shell script

After exploring Docker i leant few concept which may be helpfull for other beginner like me

##Prerequisite

• Before exploring docker you must have docker and docker-compose installed on your machine ( I used ubuntu 14.x.x)
• You also must have permission to access docker.

Ok Let get your hand dirty with docker

• Asuming you have all the python script log/data directory inside working directory

• First File in this process is DockerFile

  • Docker file contains all the instruction to build your docker-image
  • All the instruction to copy all the files of application/python script goes here.
  • See DockerFile in repository.

• Second File docker-compose.yml

  • This file containse how to build your image.
  • How to start container
  • How to run link the container etc.

####Now Lets look into docker-compose.yml

Copy File from docker container to host machine

• docker cp :/home/users.json /home/palanteert/