Why?

Devminds Trainings are on-site, customizable and hands-on. We combine theoretical knowledge, live coding and exercises enabling you to use the technology in your daily work.

• Use docker to ship your applications in a consistent and isolated environment
• Use docker to streamline your development toolchain - no more: ‘but it works on my machine’
• Docker is an open source platform for building, shipping, and running applications in containers

What?

Introduction

• Background
• Architecture and terminology
• Prerequisites
• Installation

Creating and Using Containers

• Using container registries
• Docker CLI commands
• Persistent data storage with Docker volumes and bind mounts
• Network access to containers with Docker ports

Using Docker Compose

• Creating Docker Compose files
• Docker Compose CLI commands
• Using and orchestrating multiple services

Creating Custom Docker Images

• Creating Dockerfiles
• Dockerfile syntax: FROM, ENV, COPY, ADD, RUN, EXPOSE, …
• Building and tagging Docker images
• Using a Docker registry

Using Docker Containers as Devcontainers

• Introduction to Devcontainers with Visual Studio Code
• Configuring and using Devcontainers
• Creating custom devcontainer.json configuration files

Learning Objectives

• Successfully use Docker and Docker Compose in a modern DevOps environment
• Create, publish, and reuse Docker images with a Docker registry
• Efficient development through standardized toolchains with Devcontainers