Docker Host and Container User Mapping

README.md

Background

• Understanding how uid and gid work in Docker containers Jan 2017
• Processes In Containers Should Not Run As Root Sept 2017

Solutions

Prior to Docker supporting User Namespaces

• Handling Permissions with Docker Volumes Feb 2016
• Mounting volumes and mapping host user to docker user Apr 2016

With User Namespaces

• Using User Namespaces on Docker Nov 2017
• Docker and --userns-remap, how to manage volume permissions to share data between host and container? Feb 2016