docker-commit

Create image from container

$ docker commit [container_id] [image_name:tag]

$ docker commit --author "[name]" [container_id] [image:tag]

$ docker commit -m "[Added config files]" [container_id] [image:tag]

$ docker commit --change "CMD ['/app/start.sh']" [container_id] [image:tag]

docker commit [options] container [repository[:tag]]

docker commit creates a new image from a container's changes. This captures the current state of a container's filesystem as a new image layer by examining all modifications made since the container was created.
While useful for debugging, experimentation, or saving a working state, this approach is not recommended for production workflows. Dockerfiles provide better reproducibility, version control, and documentation of the build process. Committed images lack the transparent layer history that Dockerfiles provide, making them harder to maintain and audit.

-a, --author string

Author of the image.

Apply Dockerfile instructions to the image.

Commit message.

Pause container during commit (default true).

Does not include data in volumes. The resulting image lacks build history and is not reproducible.

docker(1), docker-build(1), docker-save(1)