How can i run java applications in docker using apache or tomcat server

Question

I am new to docker. I want to run my java application on tomcat server using docker images/containers. Can anyone suggest best method to do that?

Answer 1

First find a docker image with the version of tomcat you want. You can search docker images using, docker search so try

docker search tomcat

next pull it locally

docker pull <your/image>

then run commands on it to install your software

docker run <your/image> <your command and args>

then find your container ID by running

docker images

and commit you changes

docker commit <container_id> <some_name>

I'd recommend the docker tutorial to get started.

PS this answer will show you how to transfer files to docker.