Create named and latest tag in Docker

Question

Let's assume I am having an image that I want to tag as 0.10.24. I built that image using a Dockerfile and executing docker build and by providing a tag using the -t parameter.

I expect that one day I will have additional versions of that image, so I will rerun the process, just with another tag name.

But I also want to always have the newest image tagged ad latest additionally, I think I need to give two names to the very same image.

Can anyone resolve my query?

Answer 1

Here is what you can do to resolve your problem.

You can have multiple tags when building the image:

$ docker build -t whenry/fedora-jboss:latest -t whenry/fedora-jboss:v2.1 .

Below is the reference you can see to clear your doubts.

Reference: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/#tag-image-t