From the course: Learning GitHub Actions

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 24,200 courses taught by industry experts.

Dockerfile review

Dockerfile review

- [Instructor] To create a custom action we'll need to start with a Dockerfile. If you're already familiar with using Docker and writing Dockerfiles, you can skip this lesson and move on to the next lesson where we discuss adding a Dockerfile to our repo. But if you need some direction or a refresher on Docker and Dockerfiles, stick around, I promise it'll be fun. Before getting started with Docker, you'll need to have it installed on your local system. You'll find links to installers for macOS and Windows on the Docker homepage. If you need more details on installing Docker, you'll find several videos in the LinkedIn Learning library by searching for the keywords, install Docker. Dockerfiles contain all the information needed to build a Docker image. This could include references to other images and specific commands to run during the build process. By documenting each step required to build an image, we can be sure that…

Contents