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Docker Cookbook

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Whether you’re deploying applications on-premise or in the cloud, this cookbook is for developers, operators, and IT professionals who need practical solutions for using Docker.

The recipes in this book will help developers go from zero knowledge to distributed applications packaged and deployed within a couple of chapters. IT professionals will be able to use this cookbook to solve everyday problems, as well as create, run, share, and deploy Docker images quickly. Operators will learn and understand what developers are excited about and start to adopt the tools that will change the way they work.

Get started using Docker immediately
Learn how to use Docker for large-scale deployments
Become familiar with other tools in the Docker ecosystem, such as kubernetes and coreos
Use Docker in production, with recipes on cloud administration, monitoring, and common related components
Docker’s new approach to containerization and its enhancements in terms of security, integration with existing development tools, and application sharing are revolutionizing the way developers think about creating new applications and the way system administrators might operate their infrastructure in the future.

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First published June 25, 2015

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August 18, 2022
This book has lots of examples of syntax. I found it lacking in not providing enough high level explanation of what they are trying to accomplish. There were also lots of examples where they used acronyms or other terms without explaining what they were used for. I wouldn't recommend this as a good first book for docker, but it would be a very useful reference book when you're trying to find the right syntax for a specific command/operation.
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September 22, 2017
I cannot review the entire book since I read only the first 2 chapters + preface. Not because the book is bad, but because this was my intent since the beginning.

I think the first 2 chapters are good to introduce a developer into the subject. This is a reference book so, there is no or a few theory involved and it is more susceptible of being outdated.
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39 reviews
May 10, 2017
A good reference book, some topics might be outdated, as technology advances rapidly, especially that around containerization. With outdated topics - internet to the rescue :) Otherwise it is good to have a distilled on the shelf reference for "common" tasks.
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December 20, 2017
cubre perfectamente todas las situaciones posibles hasta un nivel intermedio. muy útil y conciso.
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356 reviews50 followers
November 25, 2016
Good at everything, really. This cookbook captures the Docker ecosystem very well from start to end in a real container-driven infrastructure.
Most of the Docker early adopters including myself went through the hardships by ourselves and the internet. Docker early days are not the brightest times for anyone using Docker due to lack of information, tooling and adoption not the least. Everyone knew that it’s going to take off, but it wasn’t quite there yet.
Docker cookbook patches everything and takes you through really, most of the cases you can hit while adopting Docker into your infrastructure.
The goal of the book is not to show you from A to Z how to get there, but it does a good job of capturing the important problems, telling the most viable solution and showing mostly short examples (within a page or two) how to do it. That in my opinion is enough to have you do the rest and take off.

However as with any cookbook, build solid foundations and then jump to a cookbook. In the Docker case, read and create lots of Docker container mini-projects. I recommend O’Reilly’s “Using Docker” book to reach the level of confidence you need.
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62 reviews2 followers
December 17, 2015
One of many Docker books I have read this year - this has was one of the better choices for those wanting in depth knowledge and fast answers to the numerous questions that will arise from Docker use in the coming months. Whilst I found the style of this book drier than the Manning books it contains a wealth of information.
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February 23, 2015
This is still the "Early release" of the book and it's not complete. The current content is good and the book is promising.
45 reviews
January 8, 2016
more like a reference book although the tech moves so quick some of it is not working already
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