Summary

An open source container system, Docker makes deploying applications painless and flexible. Docker is powerful and simple to use, and it makes life easier for developers and administrators alike providing shorter build times, fewer production bugs, and effortless application roll-out.

About the Book

"Docker in Practice" is a hands-on guide that covers 101 specific techniques you can use to get the most out of Docker. Following a cookbook-style Problem/Solution/Discussion format, this practical handbook gives you instantly useful solutions for important problems like effortless server maintenance and configuration, deploying microservices, creating safe environments for experimentation, and much more. As you move through this book, you ll advance from basics to Docker best practices like using it with your Continuous Integration process, automating complex container creation with Chef, and orchestration with Kubernetes.

What s InsideSpeeding up your DevOps pipelineCheaply replacing VMsStreamlining your cloud workflowUsing the Docker HubNavigating the Docker ecosystem

About the Reader

For anyone interested in "real-world" Docker.

About the Authors

Ian Miell and Aidan Hobson Sayers have contributed to Docker and have extensive experience building and maintaining commercial Docker-based infrastructures in large-scale environments.

Table of ContentsPART 1: DOCKER FUNDAMENTALSDISCOVERING DOCKERUNDERSTANDING DOCKER - INSIDE THE ENGINE ROOMPART 2: DOCKER AND DEVELOPMENTUSING DOCKER AS A LIGHTWEIGHT VIRTUAL MACHINEDAY-TO-DAY DOCKERCONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDERPART 3: DOCKER AND DEVOPSCONTINUOUS INTEGRATION: SPEEDING UP YOUR DEVELOPMENT PIPELINECONTINUOUS DELIVERY: A PERFECT FIT FOR DOCKER PRINCIPLESNETWORK SIMULATION: REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT TESTING WITHOUT THE PAINPART 4: DOCKER IN PRODUCTIONCONTAINER ORCHESTRATION: MANAGING MULTIPLE DOCKER CONTAINERSDOCKER AND SECURITYPLAIN SAILING - DOCKER IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONSDOCKER IN PRODUCTION: DEALING WITH CHALLENGES"