Summary

This chapter was designed to cater to both beginners and experienced individuals. We started by covering the foundational concepts of Docker and gradually delved into more advanced topics and real-world use cases. This chapter began with installing Docker, running our first Docker container, understanding various modes of running a container, and understanding Docker volumes and storage drivers. We also learned how to select the right storage driver, volume options, and some best practices. All these skills will help you easily set up a production-ready Docker server. We also discussed the logging agent and how to quickly ship Docker logs to multiple destinations, such as journald, Splunk, and JSON files, to help you monitor your containers. We looked at managing Docker containers declaratively using Docker Compose and deployed a complete composite container application. Please try out all the commands mentioned in this chapter for a more hands-on experience – practice...