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Docker Orchestration

You're reading from   Docker Orchestration A concise, fast-paced guide to orchestrating and deploying scalable services with Docker

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787122123
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Randall Smith Randall Smith
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Gianluca Arbezzano Gianluca Arbezzano
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Docker Orchestration FREE CHAPTER 2. Building Multi-Container Applications with Docker Compose 3. Cluster Building Blocks – Registry, Overlay Networks, and Shared Storage 4. Orchestration with Docker Swarm 5. Deploying and Managing Services with Kubernetes 6. Working with Mesosphere 7. Using Simpler Orchestration Tools – Fleet and Cattle 8. Monitoring Your Cluster 9. Using Continuous Integration to Build, Test, and Deploy Containers 10. Why Stop at Containers? Automating Your Infrastructure

Using GitLab for CI

GitLab is a wonderful tool for CI and deployment for Docker images and services. It combines Git with issue tracking, a Docker Registry, and CI to provide a unified experience. However, this process is not unique to GitLab. The lessons learned in this section should be applicable regardless of the systems used.

Setting up GitLab for CI

GitLab CI is available for free as part of the offerings at GitLab.com. It is also possible to pay for an enterprise license which provides more resources. The free community and commercial enterprise editions of GitLab can also be installed locally. In  Chapter 3, Cluster Building Blocks – Registry, Overlay Networks, and Shared Storage we showed how to install GitLab and how to enable the Docker Registry.

A registry is an important part of making CI work. It provides a place for finished images to be stored for use in the cluster. Another registry could be used instead of GitLab. For example, an organization may choose...

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