Docker

Docker is a set of platform as a service products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. The service has both free and premium tiers. The software that hosts the containers is called Docker Engine.

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Use this learning plan to master Docker and containerization of applications.

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  1. Understanding Containerization Concepts

    • Introduction to Containers: Familiarize yourself with the concept of containers and how they differ from virtual machines.
    • Benefits of Containers: Learn about the advantages of using containers for application deployment.
  2. Running and Managing Containers

    • Running Your First Container: Pull a basic image (like hello-world) and run it in a container.
    • Docker Images and Containers: Understand the difference between Docker images (templates for containers) and containers (running instances of images).
    • Docker CLI Basics: Learn essential Docker commands such as docker run, docker ps, docker stop, docker rm, etc.
    • Container Lifecycle: Understand how to start, stop, and remove containers.
    • Interactive Mode and Detached Mode: Learn how to run containers interactively and in the background.
  3. Creating Docker Images

    • Dockerfile: Understand the Dockerfile, which is a script used to create Docker images.
    • Writing Dockerfiles: Learn how to write Dockerfiles to build custom images.
    • Building Images: Use the docker build command to create images from Dockerfiles.
  4. Working with Docker Registries

    • Docker Hub: Learn about Docker Hub, which is a cloud-based registry where you can share Docker images.
    • Pushing and Pulling Images: Understand how to upload your custom images to Docker Hub and pull images from it.

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