Docker

Docker is a tool for deploying and running executables in isolated and reproducible environments. This may be useful, for example, to test code in an environment identical to production.

JetBrains Rider integrates the Docker functionality and provides assistance for creating Docker images, running Docker containers, managing Docker Compose applications, using public and private Docker registries, and much more directly from the IDE.

Enable the Docker plugin

This functionality relies on the Docker plugin, which is bundled and enabled in JetBrains Rider by default. If the relevant features aren't available, make sure that you didn't disable the plugin.

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Plugins.
Open the Installed tab, find the Docker plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name.

Install and run Docker

For information about installing and running Docker, see the Docker documentation.

Connect to the Docker daemon

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Build, Execution, Deployment | Docker.
Click to add a Docker configuration and specify how to connect to the Docker daemon.
The connection settings depend on your Docker version and operating system. For more information, see Docker connection settings.
The Connection successful message should appear at the bottom of the dialog.
The Path mappings table is used to map local folders to corresponding directories in the Docker virtual machine's file system. Only specified folders will be available for volume binding.
This table is not available on Linux, because when running Docker on Linux, any folder is available for volume binding.
Open the Services tool window (View | Tool Windows | Services or Alt+8), select the configured Docker connection node and click , or select Connect from the context menu.
To edit the Docker connection settings, select the Docker node and click on the toolbar, or select Edit Configuration from the context menu.
You can also click and select Docker Connection to add a Docker connection directly from the Services tool window. If you have Docker contexts configured, you can select Docker Connections from Docker Contexts to add the corresponding connections.

Once you connect to the Docker daemon, you can use the Services tool window (View | Tool Windows | Services or Alt+8) to manage everything related to Docker, for example: pull and push images, create and run containers, and scale Docker Compose services. As with other tool windows, you can start typing the name of an image or container to highlight the matching items.

For more information, see the section about Docker in Services tool window.

Last modified: 17 March 2023