Practical Docker with Python: Build, Release and Distribute your Python App with Docker

© Sathyajith Bhat 2018

Sathyajith BhatPractical Docker with Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3784-7_4

4. Understanding the Dockerfile

Sathyajith Bhat¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Now that you have a better understanding of Docker and its associated terminology, let’s convert the project into a Dockerized application. In this chapter, you take a look at a Dockerfile, including its syntax, and learn how to write a sample Dockerfile.

By understanding the Dockerfile, you are working toward the first step in writing a Dockerfile for the project.

Dockerfile

For a traditionally deployed application, building and packaging an application was often quite tedious. With the aim to automate the building and packaging of the application, people turned ...