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Docker Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Cochrane, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, K Khare
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Book Image

Docker Cookbook - Second Edition

2 (1)
By: Cochrane, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, K Khare

Overview of this book

Docker is an open source tool used for creating, deploying, and running applications using containers. With more than 100 self-contained tutorials, this book examines common pain points and best practices for developers building distributed applications with Docker. Each recipe in this book addresses a specific problem and offers a proven, best practice solution with insights into how it works, so that you can modify the code and configuration files to suit your needs. The Docker Cookbook begins by guiding you in setting up Docker in different environments and explains how to work with its containers and images. You’ll understand Docker orchestration, networking, security, and hosting platforms for effective collaboration and efficient deployment. The book also covers tips and tricks and new Docker features that support a range of other cloud offerings. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to package and deploy end-to-end distributed applications with Docker and be well-versed with best practice solutions for common development problems.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Running applications with Docker Compose

Docker Compose (http://docs.docker.com/compose/) is the native Docker tool that runs interdependent containers that make up an application. We define a multicontainer application in a single file and feed it to Docker Compose, which sets up the application. In this recipe, we'll once again use WordPress as a sample application to run.

Getting ready

To install Docker Compose, run the following command:

$ sudo pip install docker-compose

How to do it

Follow these steps:

  1. Create a directory for the application, and within it, create...