Docker Quick Start Guide: Learn Docker like a boss, and finally own your applications

by Earl Waud

Develop and build your Docker images and deploy your Docker containers securely Docker is an open source software platform that helps you create, deploy, and run your applications using containers. With this book, you'll gain a helpful introduction to Docker and containerization and develop the skills to execute your projects confidently. You'll get started by learning how to set up a Docker development environment on a Linux, Mac, or Windows workstation, along with understanding the essential commands to run and manage your Docker images and containers.You will then explore Dockerfile and learn how to build your own enterprise-grade Docker images. As you progress, you'll learn about Docker networks, Docker Swarm, and Docker volumes, and also discover how to use these features with Docker Stacks to define, deploy, and maintain highly scalable, fault-tolerant multi-container applications. Finally, you will understand how to leverage Docker with Jenkins to automate the task of building Docker images and deploying Docker containers. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to effectively use Docker for your next project. This book is for developers or anyone who wants to use Docker for their next project. Prior knowledge of Docker and containers is not required.

230 pages, Paperback

Published November 29, 2018

Reviews

[Bernard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I went into this book with NO background in Docker. I wanted to dip my toe into the waters and find out what Docker is all about.

I found a lot of possibilities in this book. After reading it, I can setup and use basic Docker containers. I understand just how powerful the containers are.

Towards the end of the book, I started fading out, but I have enough to dig in and figure out what I need to figure out.

Bottom line, this book provides the quick start that it promises. It also has links to youtube videos that demonstrate a lot of the code examples from the book. I thought the youtube videos could have had sound and a little bit of post production, but the videos did get the point across.

If you know nothing about Docker, you could do far worse for a quick start than this book.

[Ajitabh Pandey · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book for beginners. You can start with no knowledge of containers and end up knowing quite a good deal on containers. It has a lot of information packed in along with links to online resources. If you are a beginner, you should definitely go through this book.