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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

Chapter 8

Here are some sample answers to the questions presented in this chapter:

  1. You could be working on a workstation with limited resources or capabilities, or your workstation could be locked down by your company so that you are not allowed to install any software that is not officially approved. Sometimes, you might need to do proof of concepts or experiments using languages or frameworks that are not yet approved by your company (but might be in the future if the proof of concept is successful).
  2. Bind-mounting a Docker socket into a container is the recommended method when a containerized application needs to automate some container-related tasks. This can be an application such as an automation server such as Jenkins that you are using to build, test, and deploy Docker images.
  1. Most business applications do not need root-level authorizations to do their job. From a security...