Preface

The book explains the fundamentals of Docker Compose and its usage. You will discover the usage of Docker components under Compose along with Compose commands, their purpose, and their use cases. Further on, you will explore setting up databases for daily usage, leveraging Docker networking, and establishing communication between microservices. You will also run entire stacks locally on Compose, simulate production environments, and enhance CI/CD jobs using Docker Compose. Finally, you will learn about advanced topics such as Docker Compose on production deployments, provisioning infrastructure on public clouds such as AWS and Azure, and also pave the way for a migration to the Kubernetes orchestration engine.