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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

Docker for development

We are going to start our look at the workflows by discussing how Docker can be used to aid developers. Right back at the start of Chapter 1, Docker Overview, one of the first things we discussed in the Understanding Docker section was developers and the, works on my machine, problem. So far, we have not really fully addressed this, so let's do that now.

In this section, we are going to look at how a developer could develop their WordPress project on their local machine using Docker for macOS or Docker for Windows, along with Docker Compose.

The aim of this is for us to launch a WordPress installation, which is what you will do by going through the following steps:

  1. Download and install WordPress.
  2. Allow access to the WordPress files from desktop editors—such as Atom, Visual Studio Code, or Sublime Text—on your local machine.
  3. Configure and manage WordPress using the WordPress command-line tool (WPCLI). This allows you to...