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Docker Contexts

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Switch between local and remote Docker hosts using contexts to manage multiple environments.

Docker Contexts

docker context ls

# Remote SSH context
docker context create prod   --docker "host=ssh://user@prod.server.com"

docker context use prod          # switch to remote
docker --context prod ps         # single command on remote
docker context use default       # back to local

docker context export prod > prod.dockercontext
docker context import prod prod.dockercontext
docker context rm prod