Docker in Action Second Edition

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Summary Docker in Action Second Edition teaches you the skills and knowledge you need to create deploy and manage applications hosted in Docker containers. This bestseller has been fully updated with new examples best practices and a number of entirely new chapters. About the technology The idea behind Docker is simplepackage just your application and its dependencies into a lightweight isolated virtual environment called a container. Applications running inside containers are easy to install manage and remove. This simple idea is used in everything from creating safe portable development environments to streamlining deployment and scaling for microservices. In short Docker is everywhere. About the book Docker in Action Second Edition teaches you to create deploy and manage applications hosted in Docker containers running on Linux. Fully updated with four new chapters and revised best practices and examples this second edition begins with a clear explanation of the Docker model. Then you go hands-on with packaging applications testing installing running programs securely and deploying them across a cluster of hosts. With examples showing how Docker benefits the whole dev lifecycle youll discover techniques for everything from dev-and-test machines to full-scale cloud deployments. Whats inside Running software in containers Packaging software for deployment Securing and distributing containerized applications About the reader Written for developers with experience working with Linux. About the author Jeff Nickoloff and Stephen Kuenzli have designed built deployed and operated highly available scalable software systems for nearly 20 years.