A lightweight Docker-like container runtime built using Python.

This project simulates how Docker works internally by implementing:

• Image creation
• Container creation
• File isolation
• Command execution
• Logging
• CLI management

It is designed for learning Docker internals and Linux container concepts without requiring kernel privileges.

✅ Build images
✅ Run containers
✅ Isolated working directory
✅ Interactive shell
✅ Logs
✅ List images/containers
✅ Remove containers

Conceptually:

Image → Container → Execute

1. Image = template folder
2. Container = copy of image
3. Run = open bash inside isolated directory

This mimics how Docker creates containers from images.

mini-docker-py/
│
├── mini_docker.py
├── images/
├── containers/
├── logs/
└── README.md

Clone:

git clone <your-repo>
cd mini-docker-py

Python:

python3 --version

No external dependencies required.

python3 mini_docker.py build myimg

python3 mini_docker.py run myimg c1

python3 mini_docker.py list

python3 mini_docker.py logs c1

python3 mini_docker.py rm c1

This project helps understand:

• How Docker images work
• How containers are created
• Isolation concept
• Runtime management
• CLI tool design