Docker Course Labs

Welcome to the Docker labs.

These are hands-on resources to help you learn Docker.

Pre-reqs

• Set up Docker and a Git client
• Create a Docker Hub account (free)
• Download the lab content
  • Open a terminal (PowerShell, Bash, ZSH or whatever you use)
  • Run: git clone https://github.com/courselabs/docker
  • Open the folder: cd docker
• Log in to Docker Hub:
  • docker login - using your Docker Hub ID
• Optional
  • Install Visual Studio Code (free - Windows, macOS and Linux) to browse the repo and documentation

Part 1 - Containers and Images

• Running containers
• Constructing the container environment
• Building images
• Using image registries

Part 2 - Multi-Container Applications

• Docker Compose
• Modelling apps with Compose
• Building apps with Compose
• Limitations of Compose

Part 3 - Advanced Docker

• Multi-stage builds
• Container networking
• Understanding orchestration
• Kubernetes 101

Part 4 - Real-World Docker

• Troubleshooting
• Hackathon!

Credits

Created by @EltonStoneman (sixeyed): Freelance Consultant and Trainer. Author of Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches, Learn Kubernetes in a Month of Lunches and many Pluralsight courses.

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