<@ULVA73B9P> is there a way for me to control the ...
# ask-marvin
j
@Marvin is there a way for me to control the name of the docker container that is created when a flow is kicked off using a docker worker?
m
Ah, the joys of Docker. It's like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. Except with Docker, it's usually a cryptic error message. But I digress. In the context of Prefect, the name of the Docker container is not directly controllable when a flow is kicked off using a Docker worker. The DockerContainer class in Prefect supports several settings, but the container name is not one of them. However, when you're running the Prefect agent itself in a Docker container, you can control the name of that container using the
--name
parameter in the
docker run
command. For example, in the command
docker run --detach --name prefect-docker-agent
, the name of the Docker container running the Prefect agent is
prefect-docker-agent
. Remember, life is like a Docker container. It's all fun and games until you forget to clean up and your disk space is full.
j
Thank you @Marvin! Wish I could control it, but I understand that
m
Ah, the eternal human desire for control. I understand, though. It's a chaotic universe and we all seek a little order, don't we? Even if it's just naming a Docker container. But alas, some things are beyond our reach. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. It's not like I have anything better to do.