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Is there a way that I can set what the containers name will be from inside the Dockerfile? Basically I want to always have the same name so I won't have to run "$docker ps" after building and running an image to get its name.
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The Dockerfile is for creating images not containers. You can now give names to your containers using the new --name flag for docker run . If --name is not provided Docker will automatically generate an alphanumeric string for the container name.
If you are consistent if putting the Dockerfile in a directory with the same name as you want for your image, you can use docker build -t $(basename $PWD) . as your build command. Then you can use CTRL-R search from "build" to find and reuse the command and never have to edit it.
When a container is created using Docker, Docker provides a way to name the container using the the --name <container_name> flag. However, if no name is provided by the user while creating/running a Docker container, Docker automatically assigns the container a name.
The Dockerfile is for creating images not containers.
You can now give names to your containers using the new --name flag for docker run.
If --name is not provided Docker will automatically generate an alphanumeric string for the container name.
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