sudo docker run \ --volumes-from keyhost \ --name master \ -h master.localdomain \ --dns-search=localdomain \ ezhaar/docker-spark # Now get a TTY inside master sudo docker exec -it master /bin/bash -h sets the hostname and adds an entry in the /etc/hosts file. --dns-search updates the /etc/resolve.conf for reverse DNS lookups. Once the container has started, format the namenode the namenode, we ar