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The Docker extension makes it easy to build, manage and deploy containerized applications from Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisites and installation

Install Docker on your machine and add it to the system path.

On Linux, you should also enable Docker CLI for the non-root user account that will be used to run VS Code.

To install the extension, open Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for docker to filter results and select Docker extension authored by Microsoft.

Features

The Docker extension can be used to:

• Examine and modify Docker containers, images, networks and volumes.
• Access frequently-used Docker commands directly from VS Code command palette (e.g. run images, launch container shell, view container logs, spin up and down Docker Compose services, and more).
• Author Docker and Docker Compose files (with completion and linting).
• Generate Docker and Docker Compose files for current workspace.
• Work with container registries (e.g. Docker Hub or Azure Container Registry).
• Deploy images from container registry to Azure App Service.
• Debug services running inside a container (currently supported for .NET- and Node.js-based services).

Use the side menu to learn more about all capabilities of the Docker extension.

Maintaining good quality documentation is a priority for the Docker extension team. If you find missing or inaccurate content, or if you'd like to extend the wiki with a topic or tutorial, please let us know by opening an issue.