Introducing Docker Hub
You will typically interact with Docker Hub from the command line or in Dockerfiles, but you can use the Docker Hub website (https://hub.docker.com) to search for any pre-built containers that you know you want to use. You can also use the website to discover pre-built containers that might be of interest to you.
In general, you will inherit from some pre-built Docker containers on Docker Hub to create your own custom containers. For example, you might inherit from a Linux distribution container and install the software you want for your project within that inherited/custom container. Â
When you inherit from the Linux distribution, some of that distribution's base software packages are installed. If you inherit from a Debian-flavor Linux container, you will be able to use the apt
package manager within the container to install software as if you were running that Debian-flavor Linux container on a dedicated or virtual machine.
Some pre...