Setting up MySQL as a container service

In this section, you will learn how to set up MySQL as a container service. In the Docker terminal, execute the following command:

docker run -ti -d -p 3326:3306 --name mysqldev -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00t -v "$PWD":/mnt/ mysql:5.7

The preceding command sets up MySQL 5.7 version within the container, and starts the mysqld service. Open MySQL Workbench, and create a new connection by entering the details such as those shown in the following screenshot; click on Test Connection. You should be able to establish the connection successfully: