15. Extending Docker with Plugins

Overview

In this chapter, you will learn how to extend the capabilities of Docker Engine by creating and installing plugins. You will see how to implement your advanced and custom requirements while using Docker containers. By the end of the chapter, you will be able to identify the basics of extending Docker. You will also be able to install and configure different Docker plugins. Moving ahead, you will work with the Docker plugin API to develop custom plugins and use various Docker plugins to extend the capabilities of volumes, networking, and authorization in Docker.

Introduction

In previous chapters, you ran multiple Docker containers with Docker Compose and Docker Swarm. In addition, you monitored ...

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