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Docker on Windows

You're reading from   Docker on Windows From 101 to production with Docker on Windows

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785281655
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Elton Stoneman Elton Stoneman
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Docker on Windows 2. Packaging and Running Applications as Docker Containers FREE CHAPTER 3. Developing Dockerized .NET and .NET Core Applications 4. Pushing and Pulling Images from Docker Registries 5. Adopting Container-First Solution Design 6. Organizing Distributed Solutions with Docker Compose 7. Orchestrating Distributed Solutions with Docker Swarm 8. Administering and Monitoring Dockerized Solutions 9. Understanding the Security Risks and Benefits of Docker 10. Powering a Continuous Deployment Pipeline with Docker 11. Debugging and Instrumenting Application Containers 12. Containerize What You Know - Guidance for Implementing Docker

Summary

Large and small companies all over the world are moving to Docker on Windows and Linux. Some of the main drivers are efficiency, security, and portability. Many new projects are designed from the ground up using containers, but there are many more existing projects that would benefit from the move to Docker.

In this chapter I've looked at migrating existing apps to Docker on Windows, recommending that you start with an application you know well. A short, time-boxed PoC for Dockerizing that app will quickly show you how your app looks in Docker. The outcome of that PoC will help you understand what you need to do next and who you need to involve to get that PoC moved into production.

I finished with some very different cases studies, showing you how you can introduce Docker in existing projects. In one case, I used Docker primarily for the packaging benefits in order...

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