Install Docker Desktop or Docker Engine
Verify installation with `docker –version`
Start the Docker service
Pull an image with `docker pull
List local images with `docker images`
Run a container with `docker run
Run a container in detached mode with `docker run -d
Name a container with `docker run –name
Map ports with `docker run -p
Mount volumes with `docker run -v
View running containers with `docker ps`
View all containers with `docker ps -a`
Stop a container with `docker stop
Start a stopped container with `docker start
Restart a container with `docker restart
Remove a container with `docker rm
Remove an image with `docker rmi
View container logs with `docker logs
Open a shell in a running container with `docker exec -it
Build an image from a Dockerfile with `docker build -t
Tag an image with `docker tag
Push an image to a registry with `docker push
Use `docker compose up` to start multi-container apps
Use `docker compose down` to stop and remove compose services
Inspect containers with `docker inspect
Clean unused resources with `docker system prune`