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Docker in Action, Second Edition

by Stephen Kuenzli, Jeffrey Nickoloff

November 2019

Intermediate to advanced

336 pages

11h 25m

English

Manning Publications

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2.1. Controlling containers: Building a website monitor2.2. Solved problems and the PID namespace2.3. Eliminating metaconflicts: Building a website farm2.4. Building environment-agnostic systems2.5. Building durable containers2.6. Cleaning upSummary
3.1. Identifying software3.2. Finding and installing software3.3. Installation files and isolationSummary
4.1. File trees and mount points4.2. Bind mounts4.3. In-memory storage4.4. Docker volumes4.5. Shared mount points and sharing files4.6. Cleaning up volumes4.7. Advanced storage with volume pluginsSummary
5.1. Networking background (for beginners)5.2. Docker container networking5.3. Special container networks: host and none5.4. Handling inbound traffic with NodePort publishing5.5. Container networking caveats and customizationsSummary
6.1. Setting resource allowances6.2. Sharing memory6.3. Understanding users6.4. Adjusting OS feature access with capabilities6.5. Running a container with full privileges6.6. Strengthening containers with enhanced tools6.7. Building use-case-appropriate containersSummary
7.1. Building Docker images from a container7.2. Going deep on Docker images and layers7.3. Exporting and importing flat filesystems7.4. Versioning best practicesSummary
8.1. Packaging Git with a Dockerfile8.2. A Dockerfile primer8.3. Injecting downstream build-time behavior8.4. Creating maintainable Dockerfiles8.5. Using startup scripts and multiprocess containers8.6. Building hardened application imagesSummary
9.1. Choosing a distribution method9.2. Publishing with hosted registries9.3. Introducing private registries9.4. Manual image publishing and distribution9.5. Image source-distribution workflowsSummary
10.1. Goals of an image build pipeline10.2. Patterns for building images10.3. Record metadata at image build time10.4. Testing images in a build pipeline10.5. Patterns for tagging imagesSummary
11.1. A service “Hello World!”11.2. Declarative service environments with Compose V311.3. Stateful services and preserving data11.4. Load balancing, service discovery, and networks with ComposeSummary
12.1. Configuration distribution and management12.2. Separating application and configuration12.3. Secrets—A special kind of configurationSummary
13.1. Clustering with Docker Swarm13.2. Deploying an application to a Swarm cluster13.3. Communicating with services running on a Swarm cluster13.4. Placing service tasks on the clusterSummary

Overview

Docker in Action, Second Edition teaches you the skills and knowledge you need to create, deploy, and manage applications hosted in Docker containers. This bestseller has been fully updated with new examples, best practices, and a number of entirely new chapters.

About the Technology

The idea behind Docker is simple—package just your application and its dependencies into a lightweight, isolated virtual environment called a container. Applications running inside containers are easy to install, manage, and remove. This simple idea is used in everything from creating safe, portable development environments to streamlining deployment and scaling for microservices. In short, Docker is everywhere.

About the Book

Docker in Action, Second Edition teaches you to create, deploy, and manage applications hosted in Docker containers running on Linux. Fully updated, with four new chapters and revised best practices and examples, this second edition begins with a clear explanation of the Docker model. Then, you go hands-on with packaging applications, testing, installing, running programs securely, and deploying them across a cluster of hosts. With examples showing how Docker benefits the whole dev lifecycle, you’ll discover techniques for everything from dev-and-test machines to full-scale cloud deployments.

What's Inside

Running software in containers
Packaging software for deployment
Securing and distributing containerized applications

About the Reader

Written for developers with experience working with Linux.

About the Authors

Jeff Nickoloff and Stephen Kuenzli have designed, built, deployed, and operated highly available, scalable software systems for nearly 20 years.

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Jeff and Stephen took their battle-hardened experience and updated this already great book with new details and examples.
- From the Foreword by Bret Fisher, Docker Captain and Container Consultant

Strikes the perfect balance between instructional manual and reference book. Ideal for everyone from beginner to seasoned pro.
- Paul G. Brown, Diversified Services Network

A must-have for those looking to level-up their organization’s software and infrastructure virtualization.
- Chris Phillips, Dell

An excellent and detailed resource. Useful for developers, IT admins, and dev-ops engineers.
- Ethan Rivett, Powerley