Become a Python Developer

Docker for DevOps

Developer or not, anyone who works with codes or servers within their field of industry are in on multiple benefits should they opt to learn how to develop applications through Docker’s open app-building platform.

This brief course walks its learners through the usage of Docker products which include:

1. Docker Client

2. Docker Cloud

3. Docker Compose

4. Docker Machine

5. Kitematic

6. Docker Toolbox

Learners may also expect to learn how to go about working with images and containers, how a project should go about running, and how the build could be uploaded into the cloud.

For the learner to completely comprehend these concepts, the course is divided into different segments that goes into the details of setting up a  staging server to the creation of backups and upgrades.

Course Beneficiaries

• Experienced Developers who aim at increasing their productivity or are looking to understand how Dockers function
• Experienced Developers wanting to acquire new skills and assume a new specialization to expand not only their knowledge, but also their chances at employment and salary structure
• Both novice and seasoned Docker developers who want to improve their skills with the software further
• Network admins wanting to penetrate the Docker development discipline

Prerequisites for Learning

• At least a year's worth of experience in working as a Developer may it be in the context of an organization or freelance
• Basic knowledge of the Docker software which includes the primary setup and implements
• Basic knowledge of working with images and containers and how the cloud works

Docker for DevOps, Part 1 of 6: Get Started with Docker

This segment discusses what Docker is and its importance in the field of Software Development.  This segment also walks learners through a step-by-step process of installing and setting up Dockers through both the Windows and Mac operating systems alongside the installation of the necessary components for the entirety of the course.

Docker for DevOps, Part 2 of 6: First Docker App

This segment assists learners through the development of their first Docker application. This includes the various components and processes integral to the development of the application. 

Docker for DevOps, Part 3 of 6: Staging Server

This segment goes into a detailed discussion of how the learners could start developing and deploying applications through Docker, with a focus on developing a staging server and its apparent advantages. The learner would be made to understand that the staging server is a type of server meant for the testing of software, website, or service within an environment that resembles the actual environment where the application is meant to be made live.

Docker for DevOps, Part 4 of 6: systemd

This segment discusses what systemd is and how it functions. The discussion also branches out into teaching learners how to run systemd in a container, configure remote access through a systemd unit file — Configuring remote access with a systemd unit file, and how to use the command sudo systemctl edit docker.

Docker for DevOps, Part 5 of 6: Create Production Server

This segment discusses how to go about the process of creating a production server through the creation and preparation of a droplet, purchasing and configuring a domain, logging centralization, and scale planning.

Docker for DevOps, Part 6 of 6: Backups and Upgrades

This segment details how learners would be able to install Docker without a GUI (alongside the replacement of debian with coreos), set up backups that are automated (including the update of the package list), and upgrade the docker (to 1.8.x to docker 1.10.x and to 17.06).