Thus far, I have focused the discussion on single containers or individually managed pairs of containers running on the same system. In this chapter, you’ll extend your ability to develop applications comprised of multiple containers using the Docker Compose tool.
The provisioning of systems refers to installation of necessary libraries, the configuration of resource allocation and network connections, and the management of persistent and state-specific data. In the past, the provisioning and maintenance of a system might have been done manually by a system administrator or operations ...