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Learning Docker

By : Pethuru Raj, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, Vinod Singh, Vinod kumar Singh, Jeeva Chelladhurai, Pethuru Raj Chelliah
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By: Pethuru Raj, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, Vinod Singh, Vinod kumar Singh, Jeeva Chelladhurai, Pethuru Raj Chelliah

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Learning Docker
Pethuru Raj | Jeeva S. Chelladhurai | Vinod Singh | Vinod kumar Singh | Jeeva Chelladhurai | Pethuru Raj Chelliah
Jun, 2015 | 240 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning Docker
Learning Docker
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Docker
Getting Started with Docker
An introduction to Docker
Docker on Linux
Differentiating between containerization and virtualization
Installing the Docker engine
Understanding the Docker setup
Downloading the first Docker image
Running the first Docker container
Running a Docker container on Amazon Web Services
Troubleshooting
Summary
2
Handling Docker Containers
Handling Docker Containers
Clarifying the Docker terms
Working with Docker images
Working with an interactive container
Summary
3
Building Images
Building Images
Docker's integrated image building system
A quick overview of the Dockerfile's syntax
The Dockerfile build instructions
A brief overview of the Docker image management
Best practices for writing Dockerfiles
Summary
4
Publishing Images
Publishing Images
Understanding the Docker Hub
Pushing images to the Docker Hub
Automating the building process for images
Private repositories on the Docker Hub
Organizations and teams on the Docker Hub
The REST APIs for the Docker Hub
Summary
5
Running Your Private Docker Infrastructure
Running Your Private Docker Infrastructure
The Docker registry and index
Docker registry use cases
Run your own index and registry
Push the image to the newly created Docker registry
Summary
6
Running Services in a Container
Running Services in a Container
A brief overview of container networking
Envisaging the Container as a Service
Exposing container services
Summary
7
Sharing Data with Containers
Sharing Data with Containers
The data volume
Sharing host data
Sharing data between containers
Avoiding common pitfalls
Summary
8
Orchestrating Containers
Orchestrating Containers
Linking containers
Orchestration of containers
Summary
9
Testing with Docker
Testing with Docker
A brief overview of the test-driven development
Testing your code inside Docker
Integrating Docker testing into Jenkins
Summary
10
Debugging Containers
Debugging Containers
Process level isolation for Docker containers
Debugging a containerized application
Installing and using nsenter
Summary
11
Securing Docker Containers
Securing Docker Containers
Are Docker containers secure enough?
Security-Enhanced Linux for container security
The best practices for container security
Digital signature verification
Summary
Index
Index

About the Authors

Pethuru Raj, PhD, works as a cloud architect at the IBM Global Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bangalore, India. He completed his CSIR-sponsored PhD degree at Anna University, Chennai, and continued his UGC-sponsored postdoctoral research at the Department of Computer Science and Automation of IISc, Bangalore. Thereafter, he was granted a couple of international research fellowships (JSPS and JST) to work as a research scientist for 3 years at two leading Japanese universities.

Pethuru has contributed to a number of high-quality technology books that are edited by internationally acclaimed professionals. In association with another IBMer, he has recently submitted the complete manuscript for a book called Smart Cities: the Enabling Technologies and Tools, to be published by the CRC Press in the USA in May 2015. He has collaborated with a few established authors to publish a book called High-Performance Big Data Analytics, which will be published by Springer-Verlag, UK, in 2015. He maintains an IT portal at http://www.peterindia.net, and his LinkedIn profile can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterindia.

Jeeva S. Chelladhurai has been working as a technical project manager at the IBM Global Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) in India for the last 8 years. He has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry. In various capacities, he has technically managed and mentored diverse teams across the globe in envisaging and building pioneering telecommunication products. He specializes in cloud solution delivery, with a focus on data center optimization, software-defined environments (SDEs), and distributed application development, deployment, and delivery using the newest Docker technology. Jeeva is also a strong proponent of Agile methodologies, DevOps, and IT automation. He holds a master's degree in computer science from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and a graduation certificate in project management from Boston University. He has been instrumental in crafting reusable assets for IBM solution architects and consultants in Docker-inspired containerization technology.

Vinod Singh is a lead architect for IBM's cloud computing offerings. He has more than 18 years of experience in the cloud computing, networking, and data communication domains. Currently, he works for IBM's cloud application services and partner marketplace offerings. Vinod has worked on architecting, deploying, and running IBM's PaaS offering (BlueMix) on the SoftLayer infrastructure cloud. He also provides consultancy and advisory services to clients across the globe on the adoption of cloud technologies. He is currently focusing on various applications and services on the IBM Marketplace/BlueMix/SoftLayer platform. He is a graduate engineer from the National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, and completed his master's degree at BITS, Pilani.

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