# Using RancherOS to start Arch Linux docker image

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717>\
**Category:** RancherOS\
**Created:** [February 14, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717 "2016-02-14T08:58:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MrGreen](https://forums.suse.com/u/MrGreen)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717/1 "2016-02-14T08:58:20Z")

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Is this possible? Forgive me as I am new to docker and how it works.

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**Author:** ![pwFoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/pwfoo/32/2884_2.png) [@pwFoo](https://forums.suse.com/u/pwFoo)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717/2 "2016-02-14T10:03:17Z")

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You can start different images (debian, arch linux, centos, …). You just need the base image or another image from Docker Hub.

It’s possible to run xorg / fluxbox inside a docker container @ RancherOS 😉  
Testted it with a Alpine container, but experienced some problems for example with Chromium (sandbox, namespace, …).

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**Author:** ![MrGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MrGreen](https://forums.suse.com/u/MrGreen)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717/3 "2016-02-14T16:11:28Z")

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Tried to build Alpine isos in the past using stock scripts with no real luck. Do need to read up more on Docker and Rancher. Arch is of course systemd based so would need a lot of setting up to get running.

Are there guides on using docker hub?

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**Author:** ![liyi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/liyi/32/4609_2.png) [@liyi](https://forums.suse.com/u/liyi)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-rancheros-to-start-arch-linux-docker-image/1717/4 "2016-02-15T20:19:14Z")

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A docker container is not a full running OS instance, typically only run one process. So I think systemd is inrelevant here.