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Docker in Practice

Published by Manning
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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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 Inside
  • Speeding up your DevOps pipeline
  • Cheaply replacing VMs
  • Streamlining your cloud workflow
  • Using the Docker Hub
  • Navigating 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 Contents

    PART 1: DOCKER FUNDAMENTALS

  1. DISCOVERING DOCKER
  2. UNDERSTANDING DOCKER - INSIDE THE ENGINE ROOM
  3. PART 2: DOCKER AND DEVELOPMENT

  4. USING DOCKER AS A LIGHTWEIGHT VIRTUAL MACHINE
  5. DAY-TO-DAY DOCKER
  6. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
  7. PART 3: DOCKER AND DEVOPS

  8. CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION: SPEEDING UP YOUR DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
  9. CONTINUOUS DELIVERY: A PERFECT FIT FOR DOCKER PRINCIPLES
  10. NETWORK SIMULATION: REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT TESTING WITHOUT THE PAIN
  11. PART 4: DOCKER IN PRODUCTION

  12. CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION: MANAGING MULTIPLE DOCKER CONTAINERS
  13. DOCKER AND SECURITY
  14. PLAIN SAILING - DOCKER IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
  15. DOCKER IN PRODUCTION: DEALING WITH CHALLENGES

About The Authors

Ian Miell is an experienced software engineer who first recognized the potential of Docker in his company and created his own tool in the Docker ecosystem.

Aidan Hobson Sayers has a strong interest in the practical detail and often dives into the Docker source code.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Manning (May 14, 2016)
  • Length: 372 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781617292729

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