Docker Lab Tutorial

This is a lab tutorial to Docker and Linux containers. It covers theoretical background on Docker architecture and practical usage such as installation, configuration and monitoring of a Docker cluster. The tutorial refers to a setup made of hosts running CentOS 7.

Content

1. Linux Containers

2. Start with Containers

   • Running an application
   • Working inside a container
   • Inspecting a container

3. Working with Images

   • Getting started with images
   • Creating an image from a container
   • Creating an image from a Docker file
   • Building your own images

4. Storage

   • Graph Drivers
   • Persistent Volumes
   • Registry

5. Networking

   • Default Networks
   • User defined bridge networks
   • Using custom Docker networks
   • Inter Containers Communication
   • Embedded DNS Service
   • MAC VLAN mode

6. Swarm Mode

   • Setup the Swarm
   • Swarm Networking
   • Deploying Services
   • Scaling Services
   • Routing Mesh
   • Service Failover
   • Service Networks
   • Service Discovery
   • High Availability

7. Applications Deployment

   • Application Stacks
   • Service Mode
   • Placement Constraints
   • Updates Config
   • Networks
   • Volumes

Disclaimer

This tutorial is for personal use only. This is just a lab guide, not a documentation for Docker, please go to their online documentation sites for more details about what Docker is and how does it work.