From the course: Docker for Data Engineers

Unlock this course with a free trial

Join today to access over 24,900 courses taught by industry experts.

Exploring Docker Hub

Exploring Docker Hub

Here we are, the Docker Desktop all installed and ready. In the containers tab, we should be able to see our running and stopped containers. We have none at this point. In the images tab, we should be able to see the images that we have built locally and available in our local repository. Again, there are none. Before we go any further, let's head over to Docker Hub, available at hub.docker.com. This is a cloud-based repository service where you can store, share, and distribute your Docker images. Think of Docker Hub as a centralized platform for developers to publish and discover containerized applications. Now I'm already logged in with a free account on Docker Hub. Creating an account is extremely straightforward. Simply sign up with an email address, verify and validate your email address, and you should be set up with an account. You need to specify your username with each account. You can see that my username is loonyuser. This username will serve as the namespace when I push my…

Contents