Quick Start
Run your first container in ArcBox Desktop in under five minutes.
This guide takes you from a fresh install to a running container. It assumes ArcBox Desktop is already installed.
Pull an Image
Open ArcBox Desktop. Click Images in the sidebar.
Type nginx in the search bar and click Pull. ArcBox downloads the image from Docker Hub with layer-by-layer progress.
Run a Container
Click Run next to the image. ArcBox creates and starts a container with sensible defaults. The container appears in the Containers list immediately.
docker run -d -p 8080:80 nginxArcBox syncs state in real time — changes made via CLI show up in the GUI and vice versa.
View Logs
Click the container in the list to open its detail view. The Logs tab shows output in real time.
Logs stream automatically. Use the search bar to filter, or toggle timestamps with the clock icon.
Open a Terminal
Switch to the Terminal tab to get a shell inside the container.
This is equivalent to docker exec -it <container> /bin/sh. ArcBox picks the appropriate shell automatically.
Inspect the Container
The Inspect tab shows environment variables, port mappings, mount points, and network configuration.
The Stats tab shows live CPU, memory, and network usage.
Stop and Remove
Click the stop button to stop the container. Click the trash icon to remove it.
docker stop <container-id>
docker rm <container-id>