DevOps-with-Docker

Main Topics Covered

Part 1 – Introduction to Containers & Docker Basics

• What are containers and why use them?
• Installing Docker
• Basic Docker commands (run, ps, stop, rm, images, rmi)
• Port mapping and interactive containers
• Dockerfile basics
• Building and running custom images
• Environment variables
• Docker Hub and pushing images

Part 2 – More Advanced Docker Concepts

• Debugging containers (logs, exec)
• Docker networking basics
• Docker Compose for multi-container applications
• Volumes and persistent data
• Optimizing images (layers, multi-stage builds)
• Security best practices

Part 3 – Towards Orchestration & Production

• Introduction to container orchestration concepts
• Setting up simple production-like environments
• Basics of scaling and load balancing
• Introduction to Docker Swarm (basics)
• Preparing for Kubernetes (transition to the next course)