# Run ScyllaDB in Docker

Each ScyllaDB version is available as a Docker image you can use to create
a ScyllaDB container.

Running ScyllaDB in Docker is the simplest way to experiment with ScyllaDB in
non-production environments. In production environments, additional tuning is
required to run a stateful container and maximize performance; follow
[Best Practices for Running ScyllaDB on Docker](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/procedures/tips/best-practices-scylla-on-docker.md).

## Prerequisites

1. Download and install Docker from the [Docker website](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).
2. Download the ScyllaDB image from [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/scylladb/scylla)
   (the latest stable ScyllaDB version will be downloaded):
   ```default
   docker pull scylladb/scylla
   ```

## Examples

To start a one-node ScyllaDB instance:

```default
docker run --name scylla -d scylladb/scylla
```

To add more nodes:

```default
docker run --name scylla-node2 -d scylladb/scylla --seeds="$(docker inspect --format='{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' scylla)"
```

```default
docker run --name scylla-node3 -d scylladb/scylla --seeds="$(docker inspect --format='{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' scylla)"
```

To verify that the cluster is up and running:

```default
docker exec -it scylla nodetool status
```

To start cqlsh to interact with ScyllaDB:

```default
docker exec -it scylla cqlsh
```

## Useful Resources

* [Documentation for the ScyllaDB Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/scylladb/scylla) on DockerHub.
* [Best Practices for Running ScyllaDB on Docker](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/procedures/tips/best-practices-scylla-on-docker.md)
  in the ScyllaDB documentation.
* [Quick Wins Lab](https://university.scylladb.com/courses/scylla-essentials-overview/lessons/quick-wins-install-and-run-scylla/topic/quick-wins-lab/)
  using Docker on ScyllaDB University.
* [ScyllaDB on Docker](https://www.scylladb.com/2016/11/09/scylla-on-docker/) blog post.