### Install Docker Desktop using Windows Command Prompt

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/desktop/setup/install/windows-install.md

Executes the installer from the Windows Command Prompt using `start /w` to wait for the installer to finish. Includes syntax for both per-user and all-users installation modes.

```sh
# Per-user installation (no admin required)
start /w "" "Docker Desktop Installer.exe" install --user
 
# All-users installation (run as administrator)
start /w "" "Docker Desktop Installer.exe" install
```

--------------------------------

### Install dependencies and start the Node server

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/wiremock.md

Installs the required npm packages and boots the Node.js application listening on port 5001.

```console
npm install 
npm run start
```

```plaintext
> express-api-starter@1.2.0 start
> node src/index.js

API_ENDPOINT_BASE: http://localhost:8080
..
Listening: http://localhost:5001
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker Desktop using PowerShell Start-Process

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/desktop/setup/install/windows-install.md

Executes the installer in PowerShell using `Start-Process` with the `-Wait` parameter to block until installation completes. Includes commands for both per-user and all-users installation modes.

```powershell
# Per-user installation (no admin required)
Start-Process 'Docker Desktop Installer.exe' -Wait -ArgumentList 'install', '--user'
 
# All-users installation (run as administrator)
Start-Process 'Docker Desktop Installer.exe' -Wait install
```

--------------------------------

### Install the Go SDK using go get

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/reference/api/engine/sdk/_index.md

Installs the Docker Engine Go client package. Ensure a currently supported version of Go is running before installation.

```console
$ go get github.com/moby/moby/client
```

--------------------------------

### Install interactively without verbose logging

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/desktop/enterprise/enterprise-deployment/msi-install-and-configure.md

Starts the standard interactive MSI installation of Docker Desktop with the graphical user interface. Requires administrator rights.

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi"
```

--------------------------------

### Chain multiple sequential pre_start steps

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/init-containers.md

Executes multiple setup steps in declared sequence, ensuring the application starts only after both the migration and fixture loading exit with code 0.

```yaml
services:
  app:
    image: myapp:latest
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    pre_start:
      - command: ["./manage.py", "migrate"]
      - command: ["./manage.py", "loaddata", "fixtures.json"]

  db:
    image: postgres:18
```

--------------------------------

### Clone the Docker Scout demo repository

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/scout/quickstart.md

Clone the example vulnerable Node.js application repository used to follow along with the Docker Scout quickstart guide.

```console
$ git clone https://github.com/docker/scout-demo-service.git
```

--------------------------------

### Create a directory for the policy tutorial

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/build/policies/intro.md

Sets up and enters a dedicated directory for creating the tutorial Dockerfile and policy file.

```console
$ mkdir policy-tutorial
$ cd policy-tutorial
```

--------------------------------

### Configure worktree_create hook to seed environment and install dependencies

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/configuration/hooks/index.md

Runs setup commands inside a freshly created git worktree checkout before the agent session starts. Uses worktree_source_dir to copy untracked files and aborts the run on setup failure using exit code 2.

```yaml
hooks:
  worktree_create:
    # Copy untracked dotfiles git won't bring into the new worktree.
    - name: seed local env
      type: command
      command: |
        INPUT=$(cat)
        SRC=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -r '.worktree_source_dir // ""')
        [ -n "$SRC" ] && [ -f "$SRC/.env" ] && [ ! -f .env ] && cp "$SRC/.env" .env
        echo "Prepared worktree"
    # Install dependencies, aborting the run on failure.
    - name: install dependencies
      type: command
      timeout: 600
      command: |
        if [ -f package.json ]; then
          npm install || { echo '{"continue": false, "system_message": "npm install failed"}'; exit 2; }
        fi
```

--------------------------------

### Launch the interactive getting-started tour

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/getting-started/quickstart/index.md

Starts a scripted onboarding tour inside the chat UI to demonstrate messages, tool approval, and commands.

```bash
$ docker agent getting-started
```

--------------------------------

### Start Docker manually with systemctl start

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/engine/install/ubuntu.md

If Docker is not running after installation, run this command to start the Docker service manually.

```console
$ sudo systemctl start docker
```

--------------------------------

### Start OpenCode

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/opencode-model-runner.md

Run this command from your project directory to launch OpenCode.

```console
$ opencode
```

--------------------------------

### Clone example repository

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/bake.md

Clone the example repository containing the Dockerfile and docker-bake.hcl setup.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/dvdksn/bakeme.git
cd bakeme
```

--------------------------------

### Install docker-ce-rootless-extras via apt-get

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/engine/security/rootless/_index.md

Installs the rootless setup extras package manually if dockerd-rootless-setuptool.sh is missing.

```console
$ sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce-rootless-extras
```

--------------------------------

### Run interactive setup for custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/getting-started/set-up-a-model/index.md

Launches the interactive setup wizard to configure a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

```bash
$ docker agent setup   # pick "Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint"
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Node.js app and install dependencies

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/opentelemetry.md

Create the app subdirectory, initialize a package.json file, and install Express along with OpenTelemetry SDK and instrumentation packages.

```bash
mkdir app && cd app
npm init -y
npm install express @opentelemetry/api @opentelemetry/sdk-node \
            @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node \
            @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http
```

--------------------------------

### Install extension in Docker Desktop with docker extension install

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/extensions/extensions-sdk/quickstart.md

Installs the extension image into Docker Desktop. After installation finishes, open the extension frontend using the Quickstart item under the Extensions menu.

```console
$ docker extension install <name-of-your-extension>
```

--------------------------------

### POST /v1/sandboxes/{sandbox}/start

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_autodocs/endpoints.md

Starts an existing sandbox.

```APIDOC
## POST /v1/sandboxes/{sandbox}/start

### Description
Start sandbox.

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
/v1/sandboxes/{sandbox}/start

### Authentication
bearer

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **sandbox** (string) - Required - Identifier of the sandbox.
```

--------------------------------

### Clone the sample application repository

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/get-started/docker-concepts/building-images/build-tag-and-publish-an-image.md

Clones the getting-started todo app sample repository to your local machine using Git.

```console
$ git clone https://github.com/docker/getting-started-todo-app
```

--------------------------------

### Navigate to the hello directory and inspect files

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/cpp.md

Changes directory into the sample hello project and lists the directory contents.

```bash
$ cd c-plus-plus-docker/hello
$ ls
```

```text
Dockerfile  hello.cpp
```

--------------------------------

### Interactively configure model providers with docker agent setup

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/features/cli/index.md

Launches the interactive setup wizard to configure built-in cloud providers, local models, custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints, or the Claude Code harness.

```bash
$ docker agent setup
```

--------------------------------

### Start rootless daemon with systemctl

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/engine/security/rootless/tips.md

Starts the rootless Docker systemd user service. Use this when rootless Docker was installed with systemd support.

```console
$ systemctl --user start docker

```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Go module

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/testcontainers-go-getting-started.md

Create the project directory and initialize a new Go module.

```console
$ mkdir testcontainers-go-demo
$ cd testcontainers-go-demo
$ go mod init github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go-demo
```

--------------------------------

### docker agent serve acp usage examples

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/features/cli/index.md

Examples for starting an ACP server over stdio using configuration files or an agent image tag.

```bash
# Examples
$ docker agent serve acp agent.yaml
$ docker agent serve acp ./team.yaml
$ docker agent serve acp myorg/agent:tag
```

--------------------------------

### Sign in with ChatGPT using docker agent setup

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/providers/chatgpt/index.md

Launches the setup wizard to authenticate with a ChatGPT account via browser OAuth, storing credentials in ~/.config/cagent/chatgpt-auth.json.

```bash
docker agent setup
```

--------------------------------

### Install apparmor package using apt-get

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/engine/release-notes/23.0.md

Installs the apparmor package on Debian systems as a manual workaround for containers failing to start due to missing apparmor_parser.

```console
apt-get install apparmor
```

--------------------------------

### Clone the sample to-do app repository

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/get-started/tutorials/run-an-app.md

Clones the getting-started-todo-app repository from GitHub and changes into the project directory.

```console
$ git clone https://github.com/docker/getting-started-todo-app
$ cd getting-started-todo-app
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker RPM package using dnf

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md

Installs the downloaded Docker RPM package. This creates the docker group but does not start Docker or add users to the group.

```console
$ sudo dnf install /path/to/package.rpm
```

--------------------------------

### Install sample plugin and view daemon logs

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/cli/docs/extend/_index.md

Installs a Docker plugin and displays the corresponding dockerd daemon log entry tagged with the plugin ID suffix.

```console
$ docker plugin install tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin

INFO[0036] Starting...       Found 0 volumes on startup  plugin=f52a3df433b9aceee436eaada0752f5797aab1de47e5485f1690a073b860ff62
```

--------------------------------

### Install and start vLLM OpenAI API server

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/providers/local/index.md

Installs vLLM using pip and launches the OpenAI-compatible API server using the meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct model on port 8000.

```bash
# Install vLLM
pip install vllm

# Start the server
python -m vllm.entrypoints.openai.api_server \
  --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct \
  --port 8000
```

--------------------------------

### Start a container (POST /containers/(id)/start)

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/docs/v1.6.md

Starts a container with optional host configuration settings such as port bindings, binds, and LxcConf.

```http
POST /containers/(id)/start HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

{
     "Binds":["/tmp:/tmp"],
     "LxcConf":[{"Key":"lxc.utsname","Value":"docker"}],
     "ContainerIDFile": "",
     "Privileged": false,
     "PortBindings": {"22/tcp": [{"HostIp":"", "HostPort":""}]},
     "Links": [],
     "PublishAllPorts": false
}
```

```http
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-Type: text/plain
```

--------------------------------

### docker agent serve a2a usage examples

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/features/cli/index.md

Examples for starting an A2A server with a YAML config file, a custom listen address, or an agent image tag.

```bash
# Examples
$ docker agent serve a2a agent.yaml
$ docker agent serve a2a agent.yaml --listen 127.0.0.1:9000
$ docker agent serve a2a myorg/agent:tag
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker Desktop RPM package using DNF

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/desktop/setup/install/linux/fedora.md

Installs the downloaded Docker Desktop RPM package into `/opt/docker-desktop` and executes post-installation setup scripts automatically.

```console
$ sudo dnf install ./docker-desktop-x86_64.rpm
```

--------------------------------

### Start a container via POST /containers/(id or name)/start

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/docs/v1.14.md

Starts an existing container using optional host configuration settings such as volume binds, port bindings, and capabilities.

```http
POST /containers/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

{
     "Binds":["/tmp:/tmp"],
     "Links":["redis3:redis"],
     "LxcConf":[{"Key":"lxc.utsname","Value":"docker"}],
     "PortBindings":{ "22/tcp": [{ "HostPort": "11022" }] },
     "PublishAllPorts":false,
     "Privileged":false,
     "Dns": ["8.8.8.8"],
     "VolumesFrom": ["parent", "other:ro"],
     "CapAdd": ["NET_ADMIN"],
     "CapDrop": ["MKNOD"]
}
```

```http
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker Compose plugin on Ubuntu and Debian

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/compose/install/linux.md

Updates the apt package index and installs the latest docker-compose-plugin package. Requires Docker repository setup beforehand.

```console
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
```

--------------------------------

### Dockerfile image input examples

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/build/policies/inputs.md

Example Dockerfile demonstrating FROM and COPY --from instructions evaluated by image input policies.

```dockerfile
FROM alpine:3.19@sha256:abc123...
COPY --from=builder:latest /app /app
```

--------------------------------

### Diagnose and setup Claude Code harness

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/features/harnesses/index.md

Probe harness installation and login state using docker agent doctor, or run interactive harness configuration via docker agent setup.

```bash
$ docker agent doctor ./agent.yaml   # checks install + login for claude-code harness files
$ docker agent setup                 # pick "Claude Code harness" to be walked through it
```

--------------------------------

### Start container with POST /containers/(id)/start

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/docs/v1.8.md

Starts a container with optional JSON configuration for volume binds, LXC options, port bindings, and extended privileges. Returns status 204 No Content on success.

```http
POST /containers/(id)/start HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

{
     "Binds":["/tmp:/tmp"],
     "LxcConf":[{"Key":"lxc.utsname","Value":"docker"}],
     "PortBindings":{ "22/tcp": [{ "HostPort": "11022" }] },
     "PublishAllPorts":false,
     "Privileged":false
}
```

```http
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-Type: text/plain
```

--------------------------------

### Start the frontend service

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/localstack.md

Navigate to the frontend directory, install necessary dependencies, and start the local Vite development server. Once running, access the web UI at http://localhost:5173 to test interactions with LocalStack.

```console
$ cd frontend
```

```console
$ npm install
```

```console
$ npm run dev
```

```console
VITE v5.4.2  ready in 110 ms
➜  Local: http://localhost:5173/
➜  Network: use --host to expose
➜  press h + enter to show help
```

--------------------------------

### Create project directory

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/build/building/multi-platform.md

Initializes and navigates into an empty working directory for the Go server application.

```console
$ mkdir go-server
$ cd go-server
```

--------------------------------

### Define JupyterLab environment in a Dockerfile

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/guides/jupyter.md

Defines a custom image starting from quay.io/jupyter/base-notebook and installs dependencies with pip so they do not need to be reinstalled in new containers.

```dockerfile
# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1

FROM quay.io/jupyter/base-notebook
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir matplotlib scikit-learn
```

--------------------------------

### Start container with docker run

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/get-started/tutorials/run-an-app.md

Runs the container in the background, assigns the name welcome, and maps host port 8080 to container port 80.

```console
$ docker run --detach --name welcome --publish 8080:80 docker/welcome-to-docker
```

--------------------------------

### Generate shell completion scripts

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/docker/docker-agent/docs/features/cli/index.md

Generates autocompletion scripts for bash, zsh, fish, or powershell, with examples for session loading and permanent installation.

```bash
$ docker agent completion <bash|zsh|fish|powershell>

# Examples
# Bash: load for the current session
$ source <(docker agent completion bash)

# Zsh: install permanently (adjust the path for your $fpath)
$ docker agent completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_docker-agent"
```

--------------------------------

### Override environment variable from command line

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/variable-interpolation.md

Override a specific environment variable when starting containers using the -e flag. This example overrides DATABASE_URL.

```console
$ docker compose --env-file .env.dev up -e DATABASE_URL=mysql://new_user:new_password@new_db:3306/new_database
```

--------------------------------

### Configure one-shot setup service with service_completed_successfully

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/init-containers.md

Models startup setup tasks using a peer service with restart: "no" and service_completed_successfully dependency condition.

```yaml
services:
  migrate:
    image: myapp:latest
    command: ["./manage.py", "migrate"]
    restart: "no"

  app:
    image: myapp:latest
    depends_on:
      migrate:
        condition: service_completed_successfully
```

--------------------------------

### GET /v1.22/events

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/docs/v1.22.md

Streams real-time events from Docker, including container, image, volume, and network activity. Allows filtering events starting from a specific timestamp.

```APIDOC
## GET /v1.22/events

### Description
Get container events from docker, in real time via streaming.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/v1.22/events

### Parameters
#### Query Parameters
- **since** (string/integer) - Optional - Timestamp to monitor events from.

### Request Example
```http
GET /v1.22/events?since=1374067924
```

### Response
#### Success Response (200 OK)
Streamed event messages in real time.

#### Response Example
```http
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Server: Docker/1.10.0 (linux)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:18:06 GMT
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
```
```

--------------------------------

### Complete TypeScript example in quickstart/run.ts

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/ai/sandboxes-api/cookbook/create-your-first-sandbox.md

Defines the full `createAndRun` function in `quickstart/run.ts` configuring kit launch parameters, timeout signals, and process execution.

```typescript
import type { Sandboxes } from '@docker/sandboxes';

export async function createAndRun(
  client: Sandboxes,
  kitName: string,
  args: string[],
  timeoutMs = 300_000,
) {
  const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs);
  const created = await client.kits.launch(
    kitName,
    { resources: { cpus: 2, memoryMib: 4096 } },
    { timeoutMs, signal },
  );
  const sandbox = await created.waitUntilRunning({ timeoutMs, signal });
  const result = await sandbox.processes.run(
    { args },
    { timeoutMs, signal },
  );
  return { sandbox, result };
}
```

--------------------------------

### Uncached apt-get update issue example

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md

Demonstrates an anti-pattern where running apt-get update in a separate layer leads to stale cache issues on subsequent installs.

```dockerfile
# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1

FROM ubuntu:22.04
RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl
```

--------------------------------

### Example directory structure for a sandbox kit

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/ai/sandboxes/customize/author/_index.md

Demonstrates organizing a kit directory with a paired YAML descriptor, Dockerfile, context documentation, and supporting configuration files.

```text
my-kit/
├── my-kit.yaml
├── my-kit.dockerfile
├── context.md
└── files/
    └── settings.json
```

--------------------------------

### Run hello-world container in Linux console

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/COMPONENTS.md

Example command displayed within a Linux tab panel.

```console
$ docker run hello-world
```

--------------------------------

### GET /info

Source: https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/_vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/docs/v1.16.md

Display system-wide information regarding the Docker daemon installation. Returns container and image counts, storage drivers, memory limits, and kernel details.

```APIDOC
## GET /info

### Description
Display system-wide information.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/info

### Request Example
```http
GET /info HTTP/1.1
```

### Response
#### Status Codes
- **200** - No error
- **500** - Server error

#### Response Example
```json
{
     "Containers": 11,
     "Images": 16,
     "Driver": "btrfs",
     "DriverStatus": [[""]],
     "ExecutionDriver": "native-0.1",
     "KernelVersion": "3.12.0-1-amd64",
     "NCPU": 1,
     "MemTotal": 2099236864,
     "Name": "prod-server-42",
     "ID": "7TRN:IPZB:QYBB:VPBQ:UMPP:KARE:6ZNR:XE6T:7EWV:PKF4:ZOJD:TPYS",
     "Debug": false,
     "NFd": 11,
     "NGoroutines": 21,
     "NEventsListener": 0,
     "InitPath": "/usr/bin/docker",
     "InitSha1": "",
     "IndexServerAddress": ["https://index.docker.io/v1/"],
     "MemoryLimit": true,
     "SwapLimit": false,
     "IPv4Forwarding": true,
     "Labels": ["storage=ssd"],
     "DockerRootDir": "/var/lib/docker",
     "OperatingSystem": "Boot2Docker"
}
```
```