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description: Getting started with Docker
keywords: beginner, getting started, Docker
title: Build your own image
---
The `whalesay` image could be improved. It would be nice if you didn't have to
think of something to say and you didn't need to type as much to get `whalesay`
to talk.
```bash
docker run docker/whalesay cowsay boo-boo
```
In this next section, you will improve the `whalesay` image by building a new
version that "talks on its own" and requires fewer words to run.
## Step 1: Write a Dockerfile
In this step, you use a text editor to write a short Dockerfile. A Dockerfile
is a recipe which describes the files, environment, and commands that make up an
image. Your recipe is going to be very short.
You run these steps in a terminal window on Linux or macOS, or a command prompt
on Windows. Remember that if you are using macOS or Windows, you are still
creating an image which runs on Linux.
1. Make a new directory. If you're on Windows, use `md` instead of `mkdir`.
```bash
$ mkdir mydockerbuild
```
This directory will contain all the things you need to build your image.
Right now, it's empty.
2. Change to your new directory. Whether you're on Linux, macOS, or Windows,
the `cd` command is the same.
```bash
$ cd mydockerbuild
```
3. Edit a new text file named `Dockerfile` in the current directory, using a
text editor such as `nano` or `vi` on Linux or Mac, or `notepad` on Windows.
**Linux or Mac**:
```bash
$ nano Dockerfile
```
**Windows**:
```none
C:\> notepad Dockerfile
```
4. Add a `FROM` statement by copying the following line into the file:
```Dockerfile
FROM docker/whalesay:latest
```
The `FROM` keyword tells Docker which image your image is based on.
Whalesay is cute and has the `cowsay` program already, so we'll start
there.
5. Add a `RUN` statement which will install the `fortunes` program into the
image.
```Dockerfile
RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y fortunes
```
The `whalesay` image is based on Ubuntu, which uses `apt-get` to install
packages. These two commands refresh the list of packages available to the
image and install the `fortunes` program into it. The `fortunes` program
prints out wise sayings for our whale to say.
6. Add a `CMD` statement, which tells the image the final command to run after
its environment is set up. This command runs `fortune -a` and sends its
output to the `cowsay` command.
```Dockerfile
CMD /usr/games/fortune -a | cowsay
```
7. Check your work. Your file should look just like this:
```Dockerfile
FROM docker/whalesay:latest
RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y fortunes
CMD /usr/games/fortune -a | cowsay
```
8. Save the file and close the text editor. At this point, your software recipe
is described in the `Dockerfile` file. You are ready to build a new image.
## Step 2: Build an image from your Dockerfile
While you are in the `mydockerbuild` directory, build the image using the
`docker build` command. The `-t` parameter gives your image a tag, so you can
run it more easily later. Don't forget the `.` command, which tells the
`docker build` command to look in the current directory for a file called
`Dockerfile`. This command works the same in Linux, macOS, or Windows.
```bash
$ docker build -t docker-whale .
Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.048 kB
...snip...
Removing intermediate container cb53c9d09f3b
Successfully built c2c3152907b5
```
The command takes several seconds to run and reports its outcome. Keep reading
to learn a little more about what the output means and what happens when you
build an image.
## Step 3: Learn about the build process
The `docker build -t docker-whale .` command reads the `Dockerfile` in the
current directory and processes its instructions one by one to build an image
called `docker-whale` on your local machine. The command takes about a minute
and its output looks really long and complex. In this section, you learn what
each message means.
1. Docker checks to make sure it has everything it needs to build. This
generates this message:
```none
Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.048 kB
```
2. Docker checks to see whether it already has the `whalesay` image locally and
pulls it from Docker hub if not. In this case, the image already exists
locally because you pulled it in a previous task. This corresponds to `FROM`
statement in the Dockerfile, and generates this message:
```none
Step 1 : FROM docker/whalesay:latest
---> 6b362a9f73eb
```
At the end of each step, an ID is printed. This is the ID of the layer that
was created by this step. Each line in a Dockerfile corresponds to a layer
in the image. Your ID will be different.
3. Docker starts up temporary container running the `whalesay` image (the
`Running in` line below). In the temporary container, Docker runs the next
command in the Dockerfile, which is the `RUN` command, which installs the
`fortune` command. This generates a lot of lines of output, just like you
would see if you were manually running the `apt-get` commands on an Ubuntu
host.
```none
Step 2 : RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y fortunes
---> Running in 05d4eda04526
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources [480 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources [5921 B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources [214 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages [1160 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [20.4 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages [505 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources [157 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources [4621 B]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources [54.5 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main amd64 Packages [700 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages [17.0 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages [191 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages
Fetched 3640 kB in 11s (329 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following extra packages will be installed:
fortune-mod fortunes-min librecode0
Suggested packages:
x11-utils bsdmainutils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
fortune-mod fortunes fortunes-min librecode0
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 92 not upgraded.
Need to get 1961 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4817 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main librecode0 amd64 3.6-21 [771 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe fortune-mod amd64 1:1.99.1-7 [39.5 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe fortunes-min all 1:1.99.1-7 [61.8 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe fortunes all 1:1.99.1-7 [1089 kB]
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline
debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype
dpkg-preconfigure: unable to re-open stdin:
Fetched 1961 kB in 19s (101 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package librecode0:amd64.
(Reading database ... 13116 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../librecode0_3.6-21_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking librecode0:amd64 (3.6-21) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fortune-mod.
Preparing to unpack .../fortune-mod_1%3a1.99.1-7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking fortune-mod (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fortunes-min.
Preparing to unpack .../fortunes-min_1%3a1.99.1-7_all.deb ...
Unpacking fortunes-min (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fortunes.
Preparing to unpack .../fortunes_1%3a1.99.1-7_all.deb ...
Unpacking fortunes (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Setting up librecode0:amd64 (3.6-21) ...
Setting up fortune-mod (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Setting up fortunes-min (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Setting up fortunes (1:1.99.1-7) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
---> dfaf993d4a2e
Removing intermediate container 05d4eda04526
```
When the `RUN` command finishes, a new layer is created and the intermediate
container is removed.
4. A new intermediate container is created, and Docker adds a layer for the
`CMD` line in the Dockerfile, and removes the intermediate container.
```none
Step 3 : CMD /usr/games/fortune -a | cowsay
---> Running in a8e6faa88df3
---> 7d9495d03763
Removing intermediate container a8e6faa88df3
Successfully built 7d9495d03763
```
You have now built an image called `docker-whale`.
## Step 4: Run your new docker-whale
Now you can verify that the new image is on your computer and you can run it.
1. In a terminal window or command prompt, type `docker images`, which lists
the images you have locally.
```bash
$ docker images
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
docker-whale latest c2c3152907b5 4 minutes ago 275.1 MB
docker/whalesay latest fb434121fc77 4 hours ago 247 MB
hello-world latest 91c95931e552 5 weeks ago 910 B
```
2. Run your new image by typing `docker run docker-whale`.
```bash
$ docker run docker-whale
______________________________________
< You will be successful in your work. >
--------------------------------------
\
\
\
## .
## ## ## ==
## ## ## ## ===
/""""""""""""""""___/ ===
~~~ {~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ / ===- ~~~
\______ o __/
\ \ __/
\____\______/
```
The whale is now a lot smarter. It comes up with its own thoughts and it takes
less typing to run. You may also notice that Docker didn't have to download
anything, because you built the image locally.
3. Just for fun, run it again.
```bash
_______________________________________
/ If everything seems to be going well, \
| you have obviously overlooked |
\ something. /
---------------------------------------
\
\
\
## .
## ## ## ==
## ## ## ## ===
/""""""""""""""""___/ ===
~~~ {~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ / ===- ~~~
\______ o __/
\ \ __/
\____\______/
```
Your whale now has a mind of its own, but if you don't like what it says,
just run it again!
## Where to go next
Now that you have learned to build an image and run it, you can learn to share
the image by [creating a Docker Hub account](step_five.md).