# Docker images Docker image is an **isolated file system that contains** * all dependences * configuration * scripts * binaries and other files * environmental variables * metadata needed for a program to run independently This property also enables usage of tools otherwise not compatible with tools inside Sandbox IVM. Reading from input and writing to output data. #### Articles in this section: * [How to get a new Docker image to Sandbox](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/how-to-get-a-new-docker-image-to-sandbox.md) * [How to mount data into Docker container image](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/how-to-mount-data-into-docker-container-image.md) * [Containers available to Sandbox](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/containers-available-to-sandbox.md) * [Containers with user customized tool sets](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/packages-conflicting-other-packages-in-current-ivm.md) * [How to write a Docker file](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/how-to-write-a-docker-file.md) * [Anaconda Python environment in the Sandbox](/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images/anaconda-python-environment-in-the-sandbox.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.finngen.fi/working-in-the-sandbox/quirks-and-features/docker-images.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.