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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x

You're reading from   Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x Everything you need to know about containerizing your applications and running them in production

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997027
Length 398 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. What Are Containers and Why Should I Use Them? FREE CHAPTER 2. Setting up a Working Environment 3. Working with Containers 4. Creating and Managing Container Images 5. Data Volumes and System Management 6. Distributed Application Architecture 7. Single-Host Networking 8. Docker Compose 9. Orchestrators 10. Introduction to Docker Swarm 11. Zero Downtime Deployments and Secrets 12. Introduction to Kubernetes 13. Deploying, Updating, and Securing an Application with Kubernetes 14. Running a Containerized App in the Cloud 15. Assessment 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Running the first container

Before we start, we want to make sure that Docker is installed correctly on your system and ready to accept your commands. Open a new Terminal window and type in the following command:

$ docker -v 

If everything works correctly, you should see the version of Docker installed on your laptop output in the Terminal. At the time of writing, it looks like this:

Docker version 17.12.0-ce-rc2, build f9cde63 

If this doesn't work, then something with your installation is not right. Please make sure that you have followed the instructions in the previous chapter on how to install Docker for Mac or Docker for Windows on your system.

So, you're ready to see some action. Please type the following command into your Terminal window and hit return:

$ docker container run alpine echo "Hello World" 

When you run the preceding command the first time...

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