In terms of doing it once to verify how this is done you can use the `docker cp` command from the host machine -> https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cp/ But I agree with Meiram, this is bad practice. You want to be able to have the ability to revert back to a previous version of not only the code but also the container. There is a very good tutorial here integrating Docker/DockerHub with Github, Jenkins, and even Sonarqube. https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cp/