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Microservices with Docker on Microsoft Azure™ (includes Content Update Program)
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Microservices with Docker on Microsoft Azure™ (includes Content Update Program)

by Boris Scholl, Trent Swanson, Daniel Fernandez
June 2016
Intermediate to advanced
600 pages
8h 6m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Choosing a Base Image

Recall from the discussion in Chapter 2 that a Docker image is defined using a Dockerfile, which is a set of commands that are executed to create the image. Commands can include tasks such as downloading and installing applications or packages, copying files, setting environment variables, configuring what to execute when a container is started, and more. Each command in a Dockerfile is built as a separate layer and Dockerfile commands are stacked on top of one another in a hierarchy of layers. What this means is that development teams can take advantage of layering to create a base image that includes any shared components or configuration settings. Teams can start with this base image and customize as needed for improved ...

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