Docker Quick Start Guide

Book excerpt: Develop and build your Docker images and deploy your Docker containers securely. Key FeaturesLearn Docker installation on different types of OSGet started with developing Docker imagesUse Docker with your Jenkins CI/CD systemBook Description Docker is an open source software platform that helps you with creating, deploying, and running your applications using containers. This book is your ideal introduction to Docker and containerization. You will learn how to set up a Docker development environment on a Linux, Mac, or Windows workstation, and learn your way around all the commands to run and manage your Docker images and containers. You will explore the Dockerfile and learn how to build your own enterprise-grade Docker images. Then you will learn about Docker networks, Docker swarm, and Docker volumes, and how to use these features with Docker stacks in order to define, deploy, and maintain highly-scalable, fault-tolerant multi-container applications. Finally, you will learn how to leverage Docker with Jenkins to automate the building of Docker images and the deployment of Docker containers. By the end of this book, you will be well prepared when it comes to using Docker for your next project. What you will learnSet up your Docker workstation on various platformsUtilize a number of Docker commands with parametersCreate Docker images using DockerfilesLearn how to create and use Docker volumesDeploy multi-node Docker swarm infrastructureCreate and use Docker local and remote networksDeploy multi-container applications that are HA and FTUse Jenkins to build and deploy Docker imagesWho this book is for This guide is for anyone who needs to make a quick decision about using Docker for their next project. It is for developers who want to get started using Docker right away.