Make a geth image

1 Write Dockerfile

mkdir BLC
cd BLC
vim Dockerfile from


ubuntu:16.04

RUN  apt-get update \
     && apt-get Install software-properties-common-y \
     && add-apt-repository-y ppa:ethereum/ethereum \
     && Apt-get update \
     && apt-get install ethereum-y

2 Building the image

sudo docker  build-t node:node1.

flq1@ubuntu:~/blc$ sudo docker build-t node:node1.
Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.048 KB
step: From ubuntu:16.04
 ---> 20c44cd7596f
Step 2/2: R UN apt-get Update      && apt-get install software-properties-common-y      && add-apt-repository-y PPA : Ethereum/ethereum      && apt-get update      && apt-get install ethereum-y
 ---> Using cache
 ---> C4feb44697ed
Successfully built c4feb44697ed
flq1@ubuntu:~/blc$ sudo docker images
REPOSITORY           TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
node                 node1               c4feb44697ed        4 hours ago         376 MB

3 Creating a container with mirrors

flq1@ubuntu:~/blc$ sudo docker run-it node:node1/bin/bash
root@6b684add4ad8:/#