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Real World Docker
on-demand course

Real World Docker

with Will Stern
June 2016
Beginner
3h 43m
English
Infinite Skills

Overview

Feeling uncertain about how to use Docker in the real world? This course will put you at ease. Beginning with single-app deployments and managing a database all the way to building a dynamic architecture with automated service discovery, the course gives examples and code on how to build and deploy your apps in a Docker environment.

To get the most out of the class, learners will need access to the toolsets listed in the bullets below, and have a basic understanding of Docker and basic Docker commands.

  • Gain hands-on experience using Docker in a variety of real-world situations
  • Learn to deploy a single-service monolithic application with continuous testing deployment
  • Review methods for deploying, backing up and restoring a Docker database
  • Understand how to build and secure a Docker "swarm" consisting of multiple web servers
  • Learn to dynamically route external traffic to Docker containers using automated service discovery
  • Required tools: Computer running Linux, OSX 10.8+, or 64-bit Windows 7+
  • Required computing infrastructure: Access to AWS, Digital Ocean, or Rackspace
Will Stern is a Docker Captain, IT educator, web developer, software architect and GitHub denizen. He founded LearnCode.academy (190,000 subscribers and 600,000 monthly views), has fifteen years of experience as a developer, and has focused the last 5 years on web DevOps (WebMD, etc.), and currently works for HigherEducation.com.
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