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Mastering Docker, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

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Mastering Docker, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

Overview of this book

Docker has been a game changer when it comes to how modern applications are deployed and created. It has now grown into a key driver of innovation beyond system administration, with a significant impact on the world of web development. Mastering Docker shows you how you can ensure that you're keeping up with the innovations it's driving and be sure you're using it to its full potential. This fourth edition not only demonstrates how to use Docker more effectively but also helps you rethink and reimagine what you can achieve with it. You'll start by building, managing, and storing images along with exploring best practices for working with Docker confidently. Once you've got to grips with Docker security, the book covers essential concepts for extending and integrating Docker in new and innovative ways. You'll also learn how to take control of your containers efficiently using Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes. By the end of this Docker book, you’ll have a broad yet detailed sense of what's possible with Docker and how seamlessly it fits in with a range of other platforms and tools.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Getting Up and Running with Docker
8
Section 2: Clusters and Clouds
16
Section 3: Best Practices

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at how to use Docker Machine to create Docker hosts locally on VirtualBox and reviewed the commands you can use to both interact with and manage your Docker Machine-launched Docker hosts. We then looked at how to use Docker Machine to deploy Docker hosts to a cloud environment—namely, DigitalOcean.

We also discussed why using Docker Machine may also not be a great idea, depending on the age of your host machine. Because of this, we also discussed how to launch and configure a local Docker host using both Vagrant and Multipass.

In later chapters, we are going to move away from interacting with a single Docker host and move on to launching and running multiple Docker hosts. However, before we do so, we are first going to move away from Linux-based containers and take a whistle-stop tour of Windows containers in the next chapter. Don't worry if you don't have a Windows-based host, as we will be using Vagrant to launch one.

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