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Docker Deep Dive
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Docker Deep Dive

by Nigel Poulton
October 2020
Beginner
250 pages
6h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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6: Images

In this chapter we’ll dive deep into Docker images. The aim of the game is to give you a solid understanding of what Docker images are, how to perform basic operations, and how they work under-the-hood.

We’ll see how to build new images with our own applications inside of them in a later chapter.

We’ll split this chapter into the usual three parts:

  • The TLDR
  • The deep dive
  • The commands

Docker images - The TLDR

A Docker image is a unit of packaging that contains everything required for an application to run. This includes; application code, application dependencies, and OS constructs. If you have an application’s Docker image, the only other thing you need to run that application is a computer running Docker.

If you’re a former VM ...

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ISBN: 9781800565135