Docker

Understanding Containerization Concepts

• Introduction to Containers: Familiarize yourself with the concept of containers and how they differ from virtual machines.
• Benefits of Containers: Learn about the advantages of using containers for application deployment.

Running and Managing Containers

• Running Your First Container: Pull a basic image (like hello-world) and run it in a container.
• Docker Images and Containers: Understand the difference between Docker images (templates for containers) and containers (running instances of images).
• Docker CLI Basics: Learn essential Docker commands such as docker run, docker ps, docker stop, docker rm, etc.
• Container Lifecycle: Understand how to start, stop, and remove containers.
• Interactive Mode and Detached Mode: Learn how to run containers interactively and in the background.

Creating Docker Images

• Dockerfile: Understand the Dockerfile, which is a script used to create Docker images.
• Writing Dockerfiles: Learn how to write Dockerfiles to build custom images.
• Building Images: Use the docker build command to create images from Dockerfiles.

Working with Docker Registries

• Docker Hub: Learn about Docker Hub, which is a cloud-based registry where you can share Docker images.
• Pushing and Pulling Images: Understand how to upload your custom images to Docker Hub and pull images from it.

Networking and Volumes

• Docker Networking: Understand how Docker manages networking for containers.
• Linking Containers: Learn how to connect containers to enable communication.
• Docker Volumes: Understand how to persist data by using Docker volumes.

Docker Compose

• Introduction to Docker Compose: Learn about Docker Compose, a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
• Writing a Compose File: Create a docker-compose.yml file to define a multi-container environment.

Managing Multiple Containers with Docker Compose

• Running Multiple Containers: Use Docker Compose to run multiple containers together.
• Scaling Services: Learn how to scale services defined in your Compose file.

Container Orchestration

• Introduction to Kubernetes and Docker Swarm: Get a basic understanding of container orchestration tools.

CI/CD with Docker

• Building and Deploying Docker Images in CI/CD Pipelines: Learn how to integrate Docker into continuous integration and continuous deployment workflows.

Advanced Docker Topics

• Container Security: Learn about best practices for securing your Docker containers and images.
• Docker Registry Setup (Private Registries): Understand how to set up and use private Docker registries.
• Docker Health Checks and Monitoring: Learn about monitoring the health of your containers.