Just Enough Docker to be Dangerous

Basics of containers and docker for everyone. Learn by doing.

Created bySchool of Devops

Last updated 1/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn the basics of Containers based software delivery
Learn technologies under the hood of containers - namespaces, cgroups, union file systems
Setup docker environment and launch containers
Run and operate containers, understand port mappings etc.
Use docker compose to launch a stack of interconnected services
Learn the basics of building images and write a dockerfile

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 59m total length

Introduction2:09
Setting up and validating docker environment5:37
Set up and validate a Docker environment by following official docs, installing Docker on Linux, macOS, or Windows, and validating with docker run and version checks.
Running your first container5:07
Making containers persist with -idt options4:42
Learn how to make containers persist by using interactive and tty options with -i and -t, and run them in the background with -d for long-running, detached containers.
Essential Container Operations - list, logs, exec, cp, inspect, stop, rm5:18
Publishing containers using port mapping7:09
Publish docker containers to external access by mapping container ports to host ports, exposing applications like nginx on port 80 and using docker run options for port mappings.
Using docker instead of VMs to create development environments4:25
Portainer - Web console to managing Docker Environments5:45
Launching Application Stack with Docker Compose4:12
Building an image manually with docker commit5:55
Automating image builds with a Dockerfile4:26
Dockerfile Primer3:46
Just enough Docker Summary0:50
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Connect with Me & School of DevOps0:31

Requirements

Understanding of software delivery process and basic knowledge of Linux
Basic Familiarity with Linux Command Line Tools
Laptop or a devops or a Cloud Account to setup environment

Description

With Docker at its core, open containers eco system is changing the way software is being built, shipped, delivered and orchestrated. If you observe closely, you could clearly see the tell-tale signs that its set to be the next big thing. All big cloud players and technology platforms alike have released tools and services around containers. Leave Google's and Amazons of the world who are already using containers in production, multitude of companies globally are either contemplating a container strategy or already in process of adopting to it. If you are a IT practitioner, you should not miss being part of this revolution, and be ahead of the game by adding this shiny new skill of today and essential skill for tomorrow to your portfolio.

This course is been designed to get you started with docker based software delivery and would as your stepping stone in the world of containers.

Who this course is for:

Software or Web Developers who are building applications and want to package and deliver efficiently
Quality Analysts who would like to automate test beds, automate environments and integrate it with CI tools such as Jenkins
Quality Analysts who would like to automate test beds, automate environments and integrate it with CI tools such as Jenkins
Anyone who wants to get started with Container, specifically Docker