Working with multiple environments sometimes requires multiple Dockerfiles to some degree. For instance, a dev environment Docker image not necessary be in need of a multi-stage Docker build, where that might not be the case for a production one. You get my point. Most likely, you’ll end up with Dockerfile, Dockerfile-dev, Dockerfile-stage, and suchlike.
By default, docker build . will look for a file named Dockerfile in the current directory before building any image. So, let’s see how to specify a custom one.
Prerequisites
- Docker
- Custom Dockerfile
Solution
Step 1. To build a Docker image based on a file named Dockerfile-stage, run the following command:
docker build -f Dockerfile-stage .
Conclusion
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