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Often times it's best to start from a known (supported) image. A lot to learn from how those are configured.
If you need a custom one, it's fine to track settings in your own Dockerfile. Here are some examples.
Python
https://hub.docker.com/_/python
FROM python:3
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY requirements.txt ./
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY . .
CMD [ "python", "./your-daemon-or-script.py" ]FROM python:3
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY requirements.txt ./
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY . .
CMD [ "python", "./your-daemon-or-script.py" ]$ docker build -t my-python-app . $ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-app my-python-app
Node
https://hub.docker.com/_/node/
FROM node:lts
# Use the official image as a parent image.
FROM node:current-slim
# Set the working directory.
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
# Copy the file from your host to your current location.
COPY package.json .
# Run the command inside your image filesystem.
RUN npm install
# Inform Docker that the container is listening on the specified port at runtime.
EXPOSE 8080
# Run the specified command within the container.
CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
# Copy the rest of your app's source code from your host to your image filesystem.
COPY . .FROM node:lts
# Use the official image as a parent image.
FROM node:current-slim
# Set the working directory.
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
# Copy the file from your host to your current location.
COPY package.json .
# Run the command inside your image filesystem.
RUN npm install
# Inform Docker that the container is listening on the specified port at runtime.
EXPOSE 8080
# Run the specified command within the container.
CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
# Copy the rest of your app's source code from your host to your image filesystem.
COPY . .https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/dockerfile_best-practices/