Having Docker access External files

Question

I am interested in having Docker have access to external files, but I do not wish to include them as a volume. The files that I need access to will change over time, and th

Answer 1

I solved the same problem with below commands

docker run  --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/data,target=/home/data -it <name_of_container>

Note "-it conainter_name" should be the last flags.

Answer 2

I wonder if the ADD command could help you accomplish your goal. For instance, given the Dockerfile line:

ADD /Users/userX/myappfiles /appfiles

and the command line:

docker run myapp --input /myappfiles

myapp would be able to access /Users/userX/myappfiles on the local filesystem to fetch its inputs.

Answer 3

It sounds like mounting a host directory in the container is what you're looking for. You won't have to restart the container to pick up changes to the mounted directory. Link to relevant docs.