Docker Fundamentals

“Docker Fundamental” course focuses on a pragmatic introduction to the topic. The idea behind this course is to give a high-level overview of key technologies in Docker and it’s Orchestration including Docker, Docker Swarm and Docker Compose.

The course delves down deeper into Container Management through Docker, Docker Swarm and Docker Compose. It preaches the best practices related to Building, Shipping and Deploying applications through Containers.

This course is setting up context and background for participants.

• Know what Docker are and how does they work
• Deploy your own application with Docker/Docker Compose
• Deploy your own application with Docker Swarm

Curriculum:

• Understanding the Big Picture
• DevOps Overview
• What are Containers?
• Containers in Software Delivery Pipeline
• Brief History about Containers
• Challenges with Monolithic Applications
• Why Containers?
• What is Container Orchestration?
• Container Management Solutions
• Docker Platform
• Introduction to Lab environment
• Docker Containers
• Installing Docker Platform
• Introduction to Docker Registry
• About Docker Hub
• Working with Docker Images
• Key Docker Commands
• Experiencing first Docker Container
• Bash into your Docker container
• Hands-on Exercise(s)
• Application Server in a Docker Container
• More on Docker Images
• Enterprise Docker Registry
• Ways to create Docker Images
• Dissecting Docker Files Structure
• How to run local Docker Registry?
• Interacting with Registry
• Hands-on Exercise(s)
• Docker Registry
• Containerizing Java EE Application
• Understanding Structure of a Modern Java EE Application
• Walkthrough of Docker File
• Building Image from source code
• Interacting with Docker Hub
• Deploying Application
• Stopping and Removing Application
• Hands-on Exercise(s)
• Docker Networking and Stateful Containers
• Understanding Networking Basics
• Linking Containers
• DNS Integration
• Need for State Management
• Concept of Volumes
• Jenkins Example
• Hands-on Exercise(s)
• DevOps and Beyond
• Debugging Containers Overview
• Using Eclipse IDE for debugging
• Jenkins Integration
• Monitoring Containers
• Logging
• Visualization/UI for Containers
• Scaling and Resiliency
• Rolling Updates
• Configuration Management
• Best Practices and Anti-patterns
• Hands-on Exercise(s)
• Docker on Cloud
• Advantages of Docker on Cloud
• Key Options
• Docker Machine
• Azure support for Docker
• Azure Basic Concepts
• Quick Demo of Docker on Azure
• Multi-Container Application Management
• And more.