Temporary Server¶

To setup a temporary server with backup / archived data, run the following

docker run --name mysql-tmp --rm -it -v "$(readlink -e "${BACKUP_FILE}"):/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/db.sql:ro" -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=hi mysql/mysql-server

Access the CLI¶

docker exec -it "mysql-tmp" mysql -u root -p

Tidy Up¶

Shutdown the container

docker rm -f mysql-tmp