Containerizing Your Applications - Tech Talks

Explore containerization of a simple web application with frontend and backend services in this 36-minute hands-on tutorial from Mirantis Labs Tech Talks. Learn essential containerization concepts, best practices, and step-by-step instructions for beginners. Discover how to create volumes, connect to networks, spin up MySQL containers, evaluate base images, use environment variables, and build custom images using Dockerfiles. Gain practical insights from Eric Gregory, Sr. Technical Writer at Mirantis and author of "Learn Containers 5 Minutes at a Time," as he guides you through the process of moving applications to containers.

- Introduction, objectives & prerequisites
- Defining terms related to containers
- Resources we'll be demoing today
- Quick tour of the app
- Best practices
- Creating a volume & connecting it to a network
- Spinning up a MySQL container
- Evaluating the base image via DockerHub
- Running our MySQL container
- A word on environment variables
- Using a Dockerfile to build a custom image
- Conclusion & registration for next week's session