Learning Docker

Learn how to use Docker to deploy and manage applications as images that run on containers—a simpler approach than virtual machines or configuration management tools.

Introduction

• Get up and running quick with Docker
• What you should know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Docker Explained

• What is Docker?
• Containers vs. virtual machines
• The anatomy of a container
• The Docker difference

2. Installing Docker

• Docker Desktop
• Install Docker on a Mac with Docker Desktop
• Install Docker on Windows with Docker Desktop
• Install Docker on Linux

3. Using Docker

• Exploring the Docker CLI
• Create a Docker container
• Create a Docker container: The short way
• Create a Docker container from Dockerfiles, part 1
• Create a Docker container from Dockerfiles, part 2
• Interact with your container
• Stopping and removing the container
• Binding ports to your container
• Saving data from containers
• Introducing the Docker Hub
• Pushing images to the Docker registry
• Checking your images in Docker Hub
• Challenge: Starting NGINX
• Solution: Starting NGINX

4. When Things Go Wrong

• Help! I can't seem to create more containers
• Help! My container is really slow
• Challenge: Fix a broken container
• Solution: Fix a broken container

5. Additional Docker Resources

• Docker best practices
• Taking it to the next level with Docker Compose
• Level up even more with Kubernetes

Conclusion

• Until next time