You can view logs of a container by
1 | docker logs [container_name] |
And you can monitor output from a container by
1 | docker logs -f [container_name] |
If you want to quickly dive into the container,
Named volume is a new feature since Docker 1.9, it allows you to manage persistent data more easily, and also the volume can be provided by other storage drivers such as Glusterfs instead of “just a directory on the host”. This new feature is particularly useful in production environment. (On the Dev side, I think we still need mounted volume)