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Bash Example Container

This example demonstrates how to create a simple container that runs a Bash script. By default the container will print the current time and a message until the container is stopped.

Environment variables:​

  • SLEEP: The duration to sleep in seconds between the output. (default: 10)
  • MESSAGE: Additional message. (default: empty)

Run with other commands​

It's possible to overwrite the command and run other commands. For example, to run ls -l.

Installed packages:​

bash coreutils procps util-linux findutils curl wget jq ngrep vim nano tcpdump bind-tools iproute2 iputils

Running with docker​

# infinite loop
docker run -it --rm mhus/example-bash:latest 

# bash
docker run -it --rm mhus/example-bash:latest --

# bash and root user
docker run -it --rm --user root mhus/example-bash:latest --

Running with kubernetes​

# Run infinite loop
kubectl run bash --image=mhus/example-bash:latest --env="SLEEP=10" --restart=Never

# Connect to the container with bash
kubectl exec -it bash -- /bin/bash