Learn the core concepts of containerization and why containers revolutionize software deployment.
- What are containers?
- Containers vs Virtual Machines
- Benefits of containerization
- Container architecture
- Namespaces and cgroups
- Container runtimes
- Microservices and containers
- Container ecosystem
Install Docker and set up your development environment for containerization.
- Docker installation
- Docker Desktop setup
- Command line interface
- Docker daemon
- System requirements
- Post-installation setup
- Troubleshooting installation
- Docker versions
Master Docker images, containers, and the container lifecycle.
- Images vs containers
- Pulling images
- Running containers
- Container lifecycle
- Image layers
- Container states
- Managing containers
- Resource limits
Create custom Docker images using Dockerfiles and best practices.
- Dockerfile syntax
- Base images
- Layer optimization
- Multi-stage builds
- Build context
- Image tagging
- Build arguments
- Security best practices
Configure container networking, ports, and communication between containers.
- Container networking basics
- Port mapping
- Network drivers
- Bridge networks
- Host networking
- Custom networks
- Container communication
- Network security
Manage persistent data using Docker volumes and bind mounts.
- Data persistence
- Docker volumes
- Bind mounts
- tmpfs mounts
- Volume drivers
- Backup strategies
- Data sharing
- Storage optimization
Orchestrate multi-container applications using Docker Compose.
- Docker Compose overview
- YAML configuration
- Service definition
- Multi-container apps
- Environment variables
- Service dependencies
- Scaling services
- Production considerations
Work with Docker registries to store, share, and distribute container images.
- Docker Hub
- Private registries
- Image pushing/pulling
- Registry authentication
- Image versioning
- Registry security
- Harbor registry
- Cloud registries
Implement security best practices for containers and images.
- Container security model
- Image vulnerability scanning
- Least privilege principle
- Secrets management
- Network security
- Runtime security
- Security policies
- Compliance considerations
Monitor container performance and collect logs for debugging and analysis.
- Container monitoring
- Resource usage tracking
- Log collection
- Centralized logging
- Performance metrics
- Health checks
- Monitoring tools
- Alerting systems
Scale and manage containers at production level using orchestration platforms.
- Orchestration concepts
- Docker Swarm
- Kubernetes basics
- Service discovery
- Load balancing
- Rolling updates
- High availability
- Cluster management
Deploy containers to production with reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Production deployment
- Container optimization
- Resource management
- Backup strategies
- Disaster recovery
- Performance tuning
- Maintenance procedures
- DevOps integration