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Docker Deep Dive - Fourth Edition
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Docker Deep Dive - Fourth Edition

by Nigel Poulton
January 2025
Intermediate to advanced
312 pages
6h 8m
English
Packt Publishing
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11: Docker Swarm

Now that you know how to install Docker, pull images, and work with containers, the next logical step is to do it all at scale. That’s where Docker Swarm comes into play.

I’ve split the chapter into the following main parts:

  • Docker Swarm – The TLDR
  • Swarm primer
  • Build a secure Swarm
  • Deploy and manage an app on swarm
  • Service logs
  • The commands

Docker Swarm – The TLDR

Docker Swarm is two things:

  1. An enterprise-grade cluster of Docker nodes
  2. An orchestrator of microservices apps

On the clustering front, Swarm groups one or more Docker nodes into a cluster. Out of the box, you get an encrypted distributed cluster store, encrypted networks, mutual TLS, secure cluster join tokens, and a PKI that automatically manages and rotates ...

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ISBN: 9781837028351