Docker Course Syllabus

Docker World – An introduction

• Introducing Docker
• Comparing VM and Docker
• Docker –An Architectural overview
• The Docker Hub A brief Introduction
• Preparing docker-machine – Installation and configuration
• Start containerizing
• Play with docker images
• Customizing container on your own
• Running Container with Docker – commands
• Port forwarding with docker container
• Exercise: Installation of docker and Image Setup
• Exercise: Creating own Images
• Exercise: Creating own Images
• Exercise: Exposing Container Ports to the Host and test it

The Dockerfile, Builds and Network Configuration

• Dockerfile Directives
• USER and RUN
• RUN Order of Execution
• ENV
• CMD vs. RUN
•  ENTRYPOINT
• EXPOSE
• Docker Container Volume Management – An introduction
• Docker Networking concepts
• List and Inspect
• Create and Remove
• Assign to Containers
• Exercise: Creating a Custom Image from a Dockerfile
• Exercise: Managing Containers
• Exercise: Adding External Content to Containers

Docker Commands and Structures

• Inspect Container Processes
• Previous Container Management
• Controlling Port Exposure on Containers
• Naming Our Containers
• Docker Events
• Managing and Removing Base Images
• Saving and Loading Docker Images
• Image History
• Taking Control of Our Tags
• Pushing to Docker Hub
• Exercise: Base Image Maintenance and Cleanup
• Exercise: Advanced Container Creation at the Command Line
• Exercise: Create a Dockerized Basic Web Server
• Continuous Integration for Docker

Docker – Compose

• Networking Overview
• The Default Network
• Isolating Containers
• Aliases & Container Names
• Links
• How Updates Affect Networking
• Using External Networks
• Configuring Compose
• Bringing an Environment Up
• Changing a Running Environment
• Introspecting On An Environment
• Taking an Environment Down

Docker swarm – A deep dive

•  Swarm Intro and Creating a 3-Node Swarm Cluster
• Swarm Mode A Built-In Orchestration
• Creating Your First Service and Scale It Locally
• Creating a 3-Node Swarm Cluster
• Swarm Basic Features and How to Use Them In Your Workflow
• Scaling Out with Overlay Networking
• Create A Multi-Service Multi-Node Web App
• Service Placement Preference
• Node Availability