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A Beginner’s Guide to Docker

Optimise application developments, builds, and modifications by learning to work within Docker containers.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Docker

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Learn containerisation applications within Docker

Docker allows developers to build, deploy, and manage containers, and has become increasingly popular with companies relying on cloud-based development.

On this course, you’ll be guided through the fundamentals of Docker, learning how to use commands and operations to improve efficiency within your containerised projects.

Gain the skills needed for a career in sysadmin or software development

With millions of software developers using containerised applications around the world, a working knowledge of Docker is critical if you want to kickstart your career in the development sector.

Through hands-on labs, you’ll learn the real-world applications of this knowledge and gain practical skills that can be used to demonstrate your technical savvy to prospective employers.

Explore key Docker commands through interactive labs

Containerisation continues to grow in popularity due to its ability to provide the functionality of virtual machines, such as scalability and application isolation, with the added benefits of improving productivity and efficiency.

You’ll investigate core Docker functions including run, images, registry, and networking, allowing you to identify optimisation opportunities within your own organisation and more widely.

With quizzes at the end of each section, you’ll ensure your understanding of each function before moving on to more complex ideas.

Discover container orchestration tools including Docker Swarm and Kubernetes

Using your knowledge of individual functions within Docker, you’ll then learn how to automate processes within deployment, scaling, networking, and more.

By the end of this course you’ll be able to identify the advantages of containerised applications and be able to demonstrate how to work within Docker to optimise a container’s lifecycle.

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What topics will you cover?

Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, deploy, and run distributed applications on everything, from laptops and data center VMs to the cloud. This video course introduces Docker to beginners using simple and easy-to-understand explanations, demos, and coding exercises.

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On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe the process of setting up Docker.
  • Create a Docker Container.
  • Create a Docker image.
  • Demonstrate how to run Docker Compose.
  • Describe Container orchestration for running more complex applications.

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for software developers and system admins who want to improve their software development life cycles by furthering their understanding of containerised applications.

What software or tools do you need?

You’ll need to install Docker Community Edition on a Windows, MacOS or Linux system. If you’re using a MacOS or Windows system, you may also need to instal a Linux virtual machine, or Docker Desktop for Windows or Mac.

We’ll show you on the course how to install and run the Docker tools.

Who developed the course?

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Founded in 2004 in Birmingham, UK, Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals.

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