Chapter Summary

Summary of the concepts covered in this chapter.

In this chapter, we created a new Docker overlay network and learned about the following technologies:

  • Overlay networks allow containers to be connected across multiple hosts, making them appear to be on the same network.

  • VXLAN is the underlying technology used to create overlay networks, enabling communication between containers on different physical networks.

  • Docker's overlay networking simplifies the process of creating and managing overlay networks, providing a secure and e

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