# Sharing local files with containers — Use a bind mount

> Using a bind mount, you can map the configuration file on your host computer to a specific location within the container.

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Using a bind mount, you can map the configuration file on your host computer to a specific location within the container. In this example, you’ll see how to change the look and feel of the webpage by using bind mount

Delete the existing container by using the Docker Desktop Dashboard

A screenshot of Docker Desktop Dashboard showing how to delete the httpd container

Create a new directory called public_html on your host system.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    $ mkdir public_html
```

Navigate into the newly created directory public_html and create a file called index.html with the following content. This is a basic HTML document that creates a simple webpage that welcomes you with a friendly whale.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```html
    &lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
    &lt;html lang="en"&gt;
    &lt;head&gt;
    &lt;meta charset="UTF-8"&gt;
    &lt;title&gt; My Website with a Whale &amp; Docker!&lt;/title&gt;
    &lt;/head&gt;
    &lt;body&gt;
    &lt;h1&gt;Whalecome!!&lt;/h1&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Look! There's a friendly whale greeting you!&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;pre id="docker-art"&gt;
       ##         .
      ## ## ##        ==
     ## ## ## ## ##    ===
     /"""""""""""""""""\___/ ===
   {                       /  ===-
   \______ O           __/
    \    \         __/
     \____\_______/

    Hello from Docker!
    &lt;/pre&gt;
    &lt;/body&gt;
    &lt;/html&gt;
```

It's time to run the container. The --mount and -v examples produce the same result. You can't run them both unless you remove the my_site container after running the first one.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker run -d --name my_site -p 8080:80 -v .:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/ httpd:2.4
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker run -d --name my_site -p 8080:80 --mount type=bind,source=./,target=/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/ httpd:2.4
```

&gt; [!TIP] &gt; When using the -v or --mount flag in Windows PowerShell, you need to provide the absolute path to your directory instead of just ./. This is because PowerShell handles relative paths differently from bash (commonly used in Mac and Linux environments).

With everything now up and running, you should be able to access the site via and find a new webpage that welcomes you with a friendly whale.

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