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Know Your Distro – Docker Setup Guide

This guide explains how to run the Know Your Distro game using Docker.

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Step 0: Get the Game Files

Option A — Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/akashanil-dev/know-your-distro
cd know-your-distro

Option B — Download ZIP

Download the ZIP directly: https://github.com/akashanil-dev/know-your-distro/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Extract the ZIP and open the folder.

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Step 1: Open Command Prompt

Open Command Prompt and navigate to the project folder.

Example:

cd C:\Users\YourName\Downloads\know-your-distro

You should see index.html when running:

dir

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Step 2: Create the Dockerfile

Create a file named Dockerfile (no extension).

Command Prompt:

type nul > Dockerfile

Open the file in Notepad or VS Code and paste the following:

# Use a lightweight Nginx image as the base
FROM nginx:alpine

# Copy all files from the current Windows directory to the Nginx html directory
COPY . /usr/share/nginx/html

# Expose port 80 (this is the port Nginx listens on inside the container)
EXPOSE 80

Save the file.

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Step 3: Build the Docker Image

Build the Docker image using:

docker build -t linux-runner-game .

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Step 4: Run the Container

Start the container:

docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name my-game linux-runner-game

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Step 5: Play the Game

Open your web browser and visit:

http://localhost:8080

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Useful Commands

Stop the container:

docker stop my-game

Remove the container:

docker rm my-game

Remove the image:

docker rmi linux-runner-game

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