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		<title>hpcwiki&gt;Dvory at 07:28, 23 February 2021</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{|  class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#f0f0f0;&amp;quot;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;action&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#f0f0f0;&amp;quot;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;docker&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#f0f0f0;&amp;quot;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;singularity&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | pull existing image from docker hub || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker pull ubuntu:18.04&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt; || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build ubuntu_18.04.simg docker://ubuntu:18.04&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | login to container shell || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker run -it ubuntu:18.04 bash&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt; || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;singularity shell ubuntu_18.04.simg&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | update image NOT using a file || Login to container shell:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker run -it ubuntu:18.04 bash&lt;br /&gt;
apt update&lt;br /&gt;
apt install vim&lt;br /&gt;
exit&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Commit the changes while the container is down:&lt;br /&gt;
Locate Container ID: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker ps -a&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Commit the changes to a new image tag: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker commit 19b0acbfef1b ubuntu:18.04_tau&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|| &lt;br /&gt;
Create writable image:&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build --sandbox ubuntu_18.04_tau.simg docker://ubuntu:18.04&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Login to image shell in a writable mode: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity shell --writable ubuntu_18.04_tau.simg&lt;br /&gt;
apt update&lt;br /&gt;
apt install vim&lt;br /&gt;
exit&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | create new image || 1. Edit Dockerfile (file name must be Dockerfile):&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;#Download base image&lt;br /&gt;
FROM ubuntu:18.04&lt;br /&gt;
# Update vim&lt;br /&gt;
RUN apt update &amp;amp;&amp;amp; apt install -y vim&lt;br /&gt;
# Define environment variable&lt;br /&gt;
ENV TEAM HPC&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2. Build image: &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt; docker build -t ubuntu:18.04_tau2 .&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|| &lt;br /&gt;
1. Edit Singularity file (file name can be anything):&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#Download base image&lt;br /&gt;
Bootstrap: docker&lt;br /&gt;
FROM: ubuntu:18.04&lt;br /&gt;
# Update vim&lt;br /&gt;
%post&lt;br /&gt;
  apt-get update&lt;br /&gt;
  apt-get install -y vim&lt;br /&gt;
%environment&lt;br /&gt;
  TEAM=HPC&lt;br /&gt;
  export TEAM&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2. Build image:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build ubuntu_18.04_tau2.simg Singfile&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | run as a daemon || Run image as daemon using infinite sleep:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker run -d ubuntu:18.04_tau2 sleep 999999999&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 ||  &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | list running containers || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker ps&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | list running and stopped containers || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker ps -a&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | list local images || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker images&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;ls&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Start a downed container (note it must have already been executed at least once) || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker start c4f7efb53d1a&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Stop a container || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker stop c4f7efb53d1a&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Delete a container || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker rm 3271c613e00a&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Delete an image || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker rmi 9f38484d220f&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;rm ubuntu_18.04_tau2.simg&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | view container logs || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker logs f28eb1af539d&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | view disk usage || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker system df&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | view full details about the docker service || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker info&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | view full details about a container || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker inspect containerid&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | start shell inside daemonized container || &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker exec -it f28eb1af539d bash&lt;br /&gt;
To exit: &amp;lt;CTL&amp;gt;+p, &amp;lt;CTL&amp;gt;+q (typing &amp;#039;exit&amp;#039; will kill the container)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || &lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Run program from within the image without parameters || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker run -it ubuntu:18.04_tau4 python&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || Add to the Singularity file:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
%apprun python&lt;br /&gt;
  exec python &amp;quot;&amp;quot;${@}&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Build the singularity image:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build ubuntu_18.04_tau2.simg Singfile&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Run the program:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;singularity run --app python ubuntu_18.04_tau4.simg&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Run program from within the image with parameters || &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;docker run -it ubuntu:18.04_tau4 python -c &amp;quot;print(&amp;#039;hello world&amp;#039;)&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 || Add to the Singularity file:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
%apprun python&lt;br /&gt;
  exec python &amp;quot;${@}&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Build the singularity image:&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build ubuntu_18.04_tau2.simg Singfile&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Run the program: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;singularity run --app python ubuntu_18.04_tau4.simg -c &amp;quot;print(&amp;#039;hello world&amp;#039;)&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 | Add help to image ||  || Add to the Singularity file:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
%help&lt;br /&gt;
  Python version 2.7.15rc1&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
  Usage&lt;br /&gt;
  =====&lt;br /&gt;
  View help: &lt;br /&gt;
    $ singularity help ubuntu_18.04_tau4.simg &lt;br /&gt;
  Run Python from the container: &lt;br /&gt;
    $ singularity run --app python ubuntu_18.04_tau4.simg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Build the singularity image: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;sudo singularity build ubuntu_18.04_tau2.simg Singfile&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
View the help: &amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;singularity help ubuntu_18.04_tau4.simg&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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