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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 19.x - Second Edition

By : Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker
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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 19.x - Second Edition

By: Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker

Overview of this book

Containers enable you to package an application with all the components it needs, such as libraries and other dependencies, and ship it as one package. Docker containers have revolutionized the software supply chain in both small and large enterprises. Starting with an introduction to Docker fundamentals and setting up an environment to work with it, you’ll delve into concepts such as Docker containers, Docker images, and Docker Compose. As you progress, the book will help you explore deployment, orchestration, networking, and security. Finally, you’ll get to grips with Docker functionalities on public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and learn about Docker Enterprise Edition features. Additionally, you’ll also discover the benefits of increased security with the use of containers. By the end of this Docker book, you’ll be able to build, ship, and run a containerized, highly distributed application on Docker Swarm or Kubernetes, running on-premises or in the cloud.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Section 1: Motivation and Getting Started
4
Section 2: Containerization, from Beginner to Black Belt
11
Section 3: Orchestration Fundamentals and Docker Swarm
18
Section 4: Docker, Kubernetes, and the Cloud

Running the first container

Before we start, we want to make sure that Docker is installed correctly on your system and ready to accept your commands. Open a new Terminal window and type in the following command:

$ docker version
If you are using Docker Toolbox then use the Docker Quickstart Terminal that has been installed with the Toolbox, instead of the Terminal on macOS or Powershell on Windows.

If everything works correctly, you should see the version of Docker client and server installed on your laptop output in the Terminal. At the time of writing, it looks like this (shortened for readability):

Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 19.03.0-beta3
API version: 1.40
Go version: go1.12.4
Git commit: c55e026
Built: Thu Apr 25 19:05:38 2019
OS/Arch: darwin/amd64
Experimental: false

Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 19.03.0-beta3
API version: 1...