Docker Workshop - Part I

Docker! Docker! Docker! Whether its running a piece of software on your local machine, to hermetic deployments of your software in production - docker has a place in your workflow. In this 2 part workshop we will get our hands dirty with Docker. We will create, tear down and modify containers, create our own images, see how to set up networking and volumes for containers, see the role of Dockerfiles, and if we have time, attempt to “compose” an application using “docker-compose”

In this introductory workshop we will flit between practice and theory. We will spend a lot of time working with the Docker CLI, and cement our new found knowledge with hands-on exercises and theory.

I must highlight that this is ONLY a 3 hour workshop, but please ensure that you follow the “Set up” instructions and test to see if all is well before attending this workshop

In this workshop we will cover the following -

• The “Why” and Benefits of Docker
• Creating our “Hello World” container
• Creating “interactive” containers
• Understanding how to know what is running on your machine, what isn't, and how to remove images and containers no longer needed
• VMs vs. containers
• Docker lifecycle
• Setting up networking for containers
• Setting up volumes for containers
• The Union File System
• The role of Dockerfiles
• (If we have time) docker-compose