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Docker Deep Dive: Advanced Techniques

Docker Deep Dive: Advanced Techniques

Learn how to build, run, and manage Docker containers using advanced techniques such as Docker Swarm, Volumes, Networking, Stacks, and Security.

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86 Lessons

5h

Certificate of Completion

Learn how to build, run, and manage Docker containers using advanced techniques such as Docker Swarm, Volumes, Networking, Stacks, and Security.

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This course includes

10 Playgrounds
8 Quizzes

This course includes

10 Playgrounds
8 Quizzes
Course Overview
What You'll Learn
Course Content

Course Overview

If you want to thrive in the modern cloud-first world, you need to know Docker. But don’t stress, this course will give you all the skills you need. To kick things off, you will learn how to deploy apps with Docker Compose, a key tool for managing multi-container applications running in single-engine mode. You will then move onto Docker Swarm which will allow you to stand up containers and orchestrate them at scale. Towards the back half of the course, you will take a deep dive into Docker Networking, dep...Show More

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Devops

Docker

Docker Compose

Docker Swarm

What You'll Learn

Learn to deploy applications with Docker compose and Docker stacks

Get introduced to Docker swarm

Dive deep into Docker networking

Learn about Docker security technologies

What You'll Learn

Learn to deploy applications with Docker compose and Docker stacks

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Course Content

1.

About the Course

This chapter highlights the importance of learning Docker for cloud tech jobs, prerequisites for the course, and the course structure.
What to Expect?
2.

Deploying Apps with Docker Compose

The chapter explains how to deploy multi-container applications using Docker Compose and introduces its configuration file and management commands.
Introduction to Docker Compose
Compose Background
Compose Files
Closer Look at the Compose File
Deploying an App with Compose
Closing an App
Compose Subcommands
Deploying an App
The Commands
Quiz: Deploying Apps with Docker Compose
Chapter Summary
3.

Docker Swarm

This chapter covers Docker Swarm setup, security, high availability, backups, and service management, including scaling, rolling updates, and troubleshooting.
Introduction to Docker Swarm
Swarm Primer
Build a Secure Swarm Cluster
Initializing a New Swarm
Swarm Manager High Availability (HA)
Locking a Swarm
Quiz: Swarm Basics
Swarm Services
Viewing and Inspecting Services
Scaling and Removing Services
Rolling Updates
Troubleshooting
Backing Up Swarms
Restore a Swarm
The Commands
Quiz: Swarm Services and Backing Up
Chapter Summary
4.

Docker Networking

This chapter covers Docker Networking: single-host bridge networks, port mappings, connecting to existing networks, service discovery, load balancing, and logs.
Introduction to Docker Networking
The Theory of Docker Networking
Single-Host Bridge Networks
Port Mappings
Connecting to Existing Networks
Container and Service Logs
Service Discovery
Ingress Load Balancing
The Commands
Quiz: Docker Networking
Chapter Summary
5.

Docker Overlay Networking

This chapter introduces Docker Overlay Networking, builds an overlay network in Swarm Mode, tests it, explains the theory, and shows how containers communicate.
Introduction to Docker Overlay Networking
Docker Overlay Networks in Swarm Mode
Test the Overlay Network
The Theory of Docker Overlay Networking
Communication Example
The Commands
Quiz: Docker Overlay Networking
Chapter Summary
6.

Volumes and Persistent Data

9 Lessons

This chapter covers Docker volumes for persistent data, demonstrates their usage and sharing across cluster nodes, and the potential of data corruption.
7.

Deploying Applications with Docker Stacks

10 Lessons

This chapter introduces Docker Stacks and demonstrates it using the AtSea Shop demo app, exploring its stack file, and building a lab to deploy and manage it.
8.

Security in Docker

13 Lessons

This chapter covers Docker security, including Swarm Security with TLS, CA configuration, image scanning, Docker Content Trust, Docker secrets, and namespaces.
9.

What Next

2 Lessons

The chapter emphasizes hands-on Docker practice, community engagement, and the potential transition to Kubernetes for further skill enhancement.
10.

Appendix

4 Lessons

The appendix covers the installation of Docker and Docker Compose across different platforms, highlighting compatibility and setup steps.

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Anthony Walker

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Evan Dunbar

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Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

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Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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