Annotated documentation for DockerInc::Docker::Container

This is a companion to my article on the Docker plugin for Heat. DockerInc::Docker::Container Properties cmd : List Command to run after spawning the container. Optional property. Example: cmd: [ ’thttpd’, ‘-C’, ‘/etc/thttpd.conf’, ‘-D’, ‘-c’, ‘*.cgi’] dns : List Set custom DNS servers. Example: dns: - 8.8.8.8 - 8.8.4.4 docker_endopint : String Docker daemon endpoint. By default the local Docker daemon will be used. Example: docker_endpoint: tcp://192.168.1.100:2375 env : String
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Docker plugin for OpenStack Heat

I have been looking at both Docker and OpenStack recently. In my last post I talked a little about the Docker driver for Nova; in this post I’ll be taking an in-depth look at the Docker plugin for Heat, which has been available since the Icehouse release but is surprisingly under-documented. The release announcement on the Docker blog includes an example Heat template, but it is unfortunately grossly inaccurate and has led many people astray.
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