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Mastering Docker: Unlock new opportunities using Docker's most advanced features, 3rd Edition 3rd ed. Edition
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Master Docker and leverage its power in your day-to-day workflow
Key Features
- Explore tools such as Docker Engine, Machine, Compose, and Swarm
- Discover how Docker can be integrated into your daily workflows
- Learn to leverage Docker Swarm and Kubernetes
Book Description
Docker has been a game-changer when it comes to how modern applications are deployed and created. It has now grown into a key driver of innovation beyond system administration, with an impact on the world of web development. But how can you make sure you're keeping up with the innovations it's driving, or be sure you're using it to its full potential? Mastering Docker shows you how; this book not only demonstrates how to use Docker more effectively, but also helps you rethink and reimagine what's possible with it.
You will cover concepts such as building, managing, and storing images, along with best practices to make you confident, before delving more into Docker security. You'll find everything related to extending and integrating Docker in new and innovative ways. Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes will help you take control of your containers in an efficient manner.
By the end of the book, you will have a broad, yet detailed, sense of what's possible with Docker, and how seamlessly it fits in with a range of other platforms and tools.
What you will learn
- Become fluent with the basic components and concepts of Docker
- Learn the best ways to build, store, and distribute containers
- Understand how Docker can fit into your development work?ow
- Secure your containers and files with Docker's security features
- Solve architectural problems using the first and third clustering tool
- Leverage Linux containers and create highly scalable applications
Who this book is for
If you are an I.T professional and recognize Docker's importance for innovation in everything from system administration to web development, but aren't sure how to use it to its full potential, Mastering Docker is for you.
Table of Contents
- Docker Overview
- Building Container Images
- Storing & Distributing Images
- Managing Containers
- Docker Compose
- Windows Containers
- Docker Machine
- Docker Swarm
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Running Docker in Public Clouds
- Portainer - A GUI for Docker
- Docker Security
- Docker Workflows
- Next Steps with Docker
- Assessments
- ISBN-101789616603
- ISBN-13978-1789616606
- Edition3rd ed.
- PublisherPackt Publishing
- Publication dateOctober 25, 2018
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.5 x 0.96 x 9.25 inches
- Print length426 pages
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About the Author
Russ McKendrick is an experienced system administrator who has been working in IT and related industries for over 25 years. During his career, he has had varied responsibilities, from looking after an entire IT infrastructure to providing first-line, second-line, and senior support in both client-facing and internal teams for large organizations.
Russ supports open source systems and tools on public and private clouds at Node4 Limited, where he is the Practice Manager (SRE and DevOps).
Scott Gallagher has been fascinated with technology since he played Oregon Trail in elementary school. His love for it continued through middle school as he worked on more Apple IIe computers. In high school, he learned how to build computers and program in BASIC. His college years were all about server technologies such as Novell, Microsoft, and Red Hat. After college, he continued to work on Novell, all the while maintaining an interest in all technologies. He then moved on to manage Microsoft environments and, eventually, what he was most passionate about Linux environments. Now, his focus is on Docker and cloud environments.
Product details
- Publisher : Packt Publishing
- Publication date : October 25, 2018
- Edition : 3rd ed.
- Language : English
- Print length : 426 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1789616603
- ISBN-13 : 978-1789616606
- Item Weight : 1.6 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.96 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,888,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,894 in Computer Operating Systems (Books)
- #1,996 in Linux Operating System
- #2,668 in Computer Network Administration
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About the author

Russ McKendrick is an experienced DevOps practitioner and system administrator with a passion for automation and containers. He has been working in IT and related industries for the better part of 25 years. During his career, he has had varied responsibilities in many different sectors, ranging from looking after an entire IT infrastructure to providing first-line, second-line, and senior support in both client-facing and internal teams for small and large organisations.
He works almost exclusively with Linux, using open source systems and tools across both dedicated hardware and virtual machines hosted in public and private clouds at N4Stack which is a Node4 company, where he is the Practice Manager of SRE & DevOps.
In his spare time, he has written seven books "Monitoring Docker", "Extending Docker", "Docker Bootcamp", "Mastering Docker - Second Edition", "Kubernetes for Serverless Applications", "Learn Ansible" and has contributed to "Docker High Performance - Second Edition" which are all available now.
He has also contributed to "Monitoring and Management With Docker and Containers", which was published by The New Stack. His seventh book, "Mastering Docker - Third Edition", has just been published by Packt Publishing.
He also buys way too many records.
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Amazon KundeReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 20195.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't really call it "Mastering Docker" rather then "Starting with docker"
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