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Course Description
This course expands on the knowledge gained from the Introduction to Docker course, delving deeper into containerization concepts and tools. We'll explore advanced topics such as container image management, networking, file system communication, and the development of multi-platform and multi-container applications.
Optimizing Containerized Applications
Learn to create multi-stage builds to enhance the size, security, and reusability of containerized applications. Through practical exercises, master techniques for optimizing container images, ensuring efficient deployment and management in diverse environments.Enhancing Container Deployments with Docker Compose
Discover how to leverage Docker networking tools and concepts to facilitate inter-container communication and provide networking services to both local and external networks. Explore file system mounts and volumes for seamless data sharing between containers and the host machine. Additionally, gain proficiency in Docker Compose for orchestrating multi-container application deployments, simplifying the setup of complex tools prevalent in data science and engineering environments.Empowering Development and Deployment
This course equips you with essential skills to enhance your development, testing, and distribution processes. While not essential, you will gain the most from this course if you have worked with and built some simple containers. By the course's end, you'll have the knowledge and tools to optimize containerized applications, streamline communication between containers, and deploy multi-container applications with ease, empowering you on your Docker learning journey.Prerequisites
Curriculum
Course outline
1
Commands and filesystems
This chapter covers new Docker commands and details on how to share data between host system and containerized applications. Learn when and how to use persistent volumes and access host filesystems.
- Intermediate Docker Commands50 XP
- Help at a glance50 XP
- Existing containers100 XP
- Automatic container cleanup50 XP
- Mounting the host filesystem50 XP
- Passing a file to a running container100 XP
- Gone, but not forgotten50 XP
- Different methods, same result100 XP
- Persistent volumes50 XP
- Creating a container volume100 XP
- Different containers, same volume100 XP
2
Networking
Learn to expose networking services in Docker, create Docker networks, and use Dockerfiles to maintain network settings.
3
Building advanced container images
Learn to use Docker's advanced image management and build tools to create compact effective container images. Create multi-platform images capable of running on different processor architectures.
4
Docker Compose
Combine the the volume, networking, and container handling capabilities of Docker into multi-container applications using Docker Compose. Update and manage application deployments via the docker-compose.yml file.
C
Intermediate Docker
Course
Complete
