docs/integrations/prefect-docker/api-ref/prefect_docker-containers.mdx
prefect_docker.containersIntegrations with Docker Containers.
create_docker_container <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-docker/prefect_docker/containers.py#L14" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>create_docker_container(image: str, command: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None, name: Optional[str] = None, detach: Optional[bool] = None, entrypoint: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None, environment: Optional[Union[Dict[str, str], List[str]]] = None, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **create_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
Create a container without starting it. Similar to docker create.
Args:
image: The image to run.command: The command(s) to run in the container.name: The name for this container.detach: Run container in the background.docker_host: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.entrypoint: The entrypoint for the container.environment: Environment variables to set inside the container,
as a dictionary or a list of strings in the format ["SOMEVARIABLE=xxx"].**create_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
client.containers.create.Returns:
Examples:
Create a container with the Prefect image.
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import create_docker_container
@flow
def create_docker_container_flow():
container = create_docker_container(
image="prefecthq/prefect",
command="echo 'hello world!'"
)
create_docker_container_flow()
get_docker_container_logs <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-docker/prefect_docker/containers.py#L76" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>get_docker_container_logs(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **logs_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> str
Get logs from this container. Similar to the docker logs command.
Args:
container_id: The container ID to pull logs from.docker_host: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.**logs_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
client.containers.get(container_id).logs.Returns:
Examples:
Gets logs from a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import get_docker_container_logs
@flow
def get_docker_container_logs_flow():
logs = get_docker_container_logs(container_id="c157")
return logs
get_docker_container_logs_flow()
start_docker_container <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-docker/prefect_docker/containers.py#L119" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>start_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **start_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
Start this container. Similar to the docker start command.
Args:
container_id: The container ID to start.docker_host: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.**start_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
client.containers.get(container_id).start.Returns:
Examples:
Start a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import start_docker_container
@flow
def start_docker_container_flow():
container = start_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
start_docker_container_flow()
stop_docker_container <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-docker/prefect_docker/containers.py#L161" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>stop_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **stop_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
Stops a container. Similar to the docker stop command.
Args:
container_id: The container ID to stop.docker_host: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.**stop_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
client.containers.get(container_id).stop.Returns:
Examples:
Stop a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import stop_docker_container
@flow
def stop_docker_container_flow():
container = stop_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
stop_docker_container_flow()
remove_docker_container <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-docker/prefect_docker/containers.py#L203" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>remove_docker_container(container_id: str, docker_host: Optional[DockerHost] = None, **remove_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Container
Remove this container. Similar to the docker rm command.
Args:
container_id: The container ID to remove.docker_host: Settings for interacting with a Docker host.**remove_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
client.containers.get(container_id).remove.Returns:
Examples:
Removes a container with an ID that starts with "c157".
from prefect import flow
from prefect_docker.containers import remove_docker_container
@flow
def remove_docker_container_flow():
container = remove_docker_container(container_id="c157")
return container
remove_docker_container()