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- :title: Create a Base Image
- :description: How to create base images
- :keywords: Examples, Usage, base image, docker, documentation, examples
- .. _base_image_creation:
- Create a Base Image
- ===================
- So you want to create your own :ref:`base_image_def`? Great!
- The specific process will depend heavily on the Linux distribution you
- want to package. We have some examples below, and you are encouraged
- to submit pull requests to contribute new ones.
- Getting Started
- ...............
- In general, you'll want to start with a working machine that is
- running the distribution you'd like to package as a base image, though
- that is not required for some tools like Debian's `Debootstrap
- <https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap>`_, which you can also use to
- build Ubuntu images.
- It can be as simple as this to create an Ubuntu base image::
- $ sudo debootstrap raring raring > /dev/null
- $ sudo tar -C raring -c . | sudo docker import - raring
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- $ sudo docker run raring cat /etc/lsb-release
- DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
- DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.04
- DISTRIB_CODENAME=raring
- DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 13.04"
- There are more example scripts for creating base images in the
- Docker Github Repo:
- * `BusyBox <https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/blob/master/contrib/mkimage-busybox.sh>`_
- * `CentOS / Scientific Linux CERN (SLC)
- <https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/blob/master/contrib/mkimage-rinse.sh>`_
- * `Debian / Ubuntu
- <https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/blob/master/contrib/mkimage-debootstrap.sh>`_
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