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Mastering Docker - Second Edition

By : Russ McKendrick, Scott Gallagher
Book Image

Mastering Docker - Second Edition

By: Russ McKendrick, Scott Gallagher

Overview of this book

<p>Docker has been a game-changer when it comes to how modern applications are deployed and architectured. It has now grown into a key driver of innovation beyond system administration, with an impact on the world of web development and more. But how can you make sure you're keeping up with the innovations it's driving? How can you be sure you're using it to its full potential?</p> <p>This book shows you how; it not only demonstrates how to use Docker more effectively, it also helps you rethink and reimagine what's possible with Docker.</p> <p>You will also cover basic topics such as building, managing and storing images along with best practices to make you confident before delving more deeply into Docker security.</p> <p>You'll find everything related to extending and integrating Docker in new and innovative ways. Docker Swarm and Docker Compose will help you take control of your containers in an efficient way.</p> <p>By the end of the book, you will have a broad and detailed sense of exactly what's possible with Docker and how seamlessly it fits in with a range of other platforms and tools.</p>
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Index

Chapter 1. Docker Overview

Welcome to Mastering Docker, Second EditionThis first chapter will cover the Docker basics that you should already have a pretty good handle on. But if you don't already have the required knowledge at this point, this chapter will help you with the basics so that subsequent chapters don't feel as heavy. By the end of the book, you should be a Docker master, able to implement Docker in your own environments, building and supporting applications on top of them.

In this chapter, we're going to review the following high-level topics:

  • Understanding Docker
  • Differences between Docker and typical VMs
  • Docker installers/installation
  • The Docker command
  • The Docker ecosystem