24 Docker

This chapter describes the PEcAn Docker container infrastructure. It contains the following sections:

• Introduction to Docker – Brief introduction to Docker and docker-compose
• Docker quickstart – Brief tutorial for setting up a Docker-based PEcAn instance
• PEcAn Docker Architecture – Detailed description of the containers comprising the PEcAn Docker-based infrastructure
• Dockerfiles for models – General guide for writing Dockerfiles for new models
• Building and modifying images
• Troubleshooting Docker
• Migrating from VM to Docker – Steps to migrate from running PEcAn on a VM to a docker.