8: Containerizing an app

Docker is all about taking applications and running them in containers.

The process of taking an application and configuring it to run as a container is called “containerizing”.

In this chapter, we’ll walk through the process of containerizing a simple Linux-based web application. If you don’t have a Linux Docker environment to follow along with, you can use Play With Docker for free. Just point your web browser to https://play-with-docker.com and spin up some Linux Docker nodes. It’s my favourite way to spin up Docker and do testing!

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

  • The TLDR
  • The deep dive
  • The commands

Let’s containerize an app!

Containerizing an app - The TLDR

Containers are all about ...

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