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Development Tools Introduction to Docker Why Docker? Building an Image and Running a Container

Landon Wiedenman
Landon Wiedenman
5,629 Points
Posted by Landon Wiedenman
Landon Wiedenman
5,629 Points

When I run mongo in a second terminal window I get a command not found error. Any idea how to trouble shoot?

  • Running Mac OS X.

  • I was able to install mongo manually and make it work but it seems like that is not the purpose of docker...

Jake Metz
Jake Metz
290 Points

see answer for question "Access shell of mongotest". You will need to access the shell of the container that was created and not just 'another terminal' to run mongo

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Mat T'Qartit
Mat T'Qartit
29,277 Points
Mat T'Qartit
Mat T'Qartit
29,277 Points

docker exec -it [containerName] mongo

To see the containerName you can go docker ps and check for container with IMAGE mongotest

Michael Hall
Michael Hall
Courses Plus Student 30,909 Points
Michael Hall
Michael Hall
Courses Plus Student 30,909 Points

for anyone else coming here:

This worked for me: docker exec -it [CONTAINER ID] mongo