The document provides a detailed guide on how to connect to a Bluemix Docker container using PuTTY, outlining steps for creating a container, generating and importing SSH keys, and establishing the connection. It includes necessary configurations such as filling in container details and public IP. Furthermore, it emphasizes the benefits of using Docker containers, highlighting cost efficiency and portability across hardware platforms.

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Connect to
Bluemix Docker Container
with Putty
Joseph Chang
Senior IT Specialist
IBM Cloud Group
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If you are new to Bluemix Docker Container, please start
from here:
https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/containers/container_index.html
https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/containers/container_optional.html

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Create a Bluemix Container
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Create a Docker Container from Docker Image
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To get a container.
Click here to start.
The out-of-box Bluemix Docker Image includes built-in SSH daemon. So you
can connect it with Putty just like using a VM.

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Fill in the container name and IP
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1. Fill in Container name
2. Select the size
3. Assign an Public IP
4. Expose public port. (22 for ssh, 9080 for websphere liberty)
5. Click on Advanced Options.

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Fill in the SSH key
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Fill in your SSH public key
here. If you don’t’ have the
key , refer the next page to
get one.

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Generate SSH Key
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• Launch a windows command prompt then use ssh-keygen to generate the key.
• You can enter a passphrase or leave it blank.

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Generate SSH Key
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• The key has been generated.
• Check the generated key.

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Fill in the SSH key with cloud.key.pub
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Copy the public to ..

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Convert the private key with PuttyGen
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1. Load cloud.key
2. Save as
cloud.key.ppk

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Create the container
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Now click
CREATE

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Wait for container created
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The container should be
created in less the 1 minutes.
Check if the public IP is
shown then let’s connect to it.

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Ping the container with the public IP
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Before connect with Putty,
ping it to check if the server is
alive.

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Connect to Bluemix Container with Putty
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Fill the public IP
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Fill in Auto-login username as “root”
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Import the cloud.key.ppk
(refer to P.10 to see how to generate the key)
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Open the
terminal
now !!

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Congratulation !! You have successfully login to container.
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Feel like
using a VM !!

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ls
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df -k
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ps -ef
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ip addr
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top
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Check the Resource Usage
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Cost estimation
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What’s the difference?
It’s cheaper.

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More reasons to use Docker containersMultiplicityofStacksMultiplicityofhardware
environments
QA server
Development
VM
Contributor’s
laptop
Customer Data
Center Production
Cluster
Public Cloud
Static website User DB Analytics DBQueueWeb frontend
CanImigratesmoothly
andquickly
…that can be manipulated
using standard operations and
run consistently on virtually
any hardware platform
An engine that enables any
payload to be encapsulated
as a lightweight, portable,
self-sufficient container…
Doservicesandapps
interactappropriately?
What’s the next?
Start from the way you
familiar.
Explore the nice features
of Docker Container.

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Thank you
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