Cloud-Native Applications in Java

Docker

Docker is a container runtime that has gained popularity, and has proved itself to be a robust platform for deploying cloud-native applications. Docker is available on all major platforms, such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. Since containers require the Linux kernel, it is easier to run the Docker engine in a Linux environment. But, there are several resources available to run Docker containers comfortably in both Windows and Mac environments. We will be demonstrating how to deploy the services that we have been developing so far as Docker containers, including connecting to an external database running in its own container.

In our examples, we will be using Docker Toolbox and using Docker Machine to create a VM, within which the Docker ...