Docker: Up & Running: Shipping Reliable Containers in Production (Early Release)

1. Introduction
    The Promise of Docker
        Benefits of the Docker Workflow
    What Docker Isn’t
    Important Terminology
    Wrap-Up
2. The Docker Landscape
    Process Simplification
    Broad Support and Adoption
    Architecture
        Client/Server Model
        Network Ports and Unix Sockets
        Robust Tooling
        Docker Command-Line Tool
        Docker Engine API
        Container Networking
    Getting the Most from Docker
        Containers Are Not Virtual Machines
        Limited Isolation
        Containers Are Lightweight
        Toward an Immutable Infrastructure
        Stateless Applications
        Externalizing State
    The Docker Workflow
        Revision Control
        Building
        Testing
        Packaging
        Deploying
        The Docker Ecosystem
    Wrap-Up
3. Installing Docker
    Docker Client
        Linux
        macOS, Mac OS X
        Microsoft Windows 11
    Docker Server
        systemd-Based Linux
        Non-Linux VM-Based Server
    Testing the Setup
        Ubuntu
        Fedora
        Alpine Linux
    Exploring the Docker Server
    Wrap-Up
4. Working with Docker Images
    Anatomy of a Dockerfile
    Building an Image
    Running Your Image
        Build Arguments
        Environment Variables as Configuration
    Custom Base Images
    Storing Images
        Public Registries
        Private Registries
        Authenticating to a Registry
        Running a Private Registry
    Optimizing Images
        Keeping Images Small
        Layers Are Additive
        Utilizing the Layer Cache
        Directory Caching
    Troubleshooting Broken Builds
        Debugging Pre-BuildKit Images
        Debugging BuildKit Images
    Multi-Architecture Builds
    Wrap-Up
5. Working with Containers
    What Are Containers?
        History of Containers
    Creating a Container
        Basic Configuration
        Storage Volumes
        Resource Quotas
    Starting a Container
    Auto-Restarting a Container
    Stopping a Container
    Killing a Container
    Pausing and Unpausing a Container
    Cleaning Up Containers and Images
    Windows Containers
    Wrap-Up
6. Exploring Docker
    Printing the Docker Version
    Server Information
    Downloading Image Updates
    Inspecting a Container
    Exploring the Shell
    Returning a Result
    Getting Inside a Running Container
        docker container exec
        docker volume
    Logging
        docker container logs
        More Advanced Logging
    Monitoring Docker
        Container Stats
        Container Health Checks
        docker system events
        cAdvisor
    Prometheus Monitoring
    Exploration
    Wrap-Up
7. Debugging Containers
    Process Output
    Process Inspection
    Controlling Processes
    Network Inspection
    Image History
    Inspecting a Container
    Filesystem Inspection
    Wrap-Up
8. Exploring Docker Compose
    Configuring Docker Compose
    Launching Services
    Exploring RocketChat
    Exercising Docker Compose
    Managing Configuration
        Default Values
        Mandatory Values
        The dotenv File
    Wrap-Up
9. The Path to Production Containers
    Getting to Production
    Docker’s Role in Production Environments
        Job Control
        Resource Limits
        Networking
        Configuration
        Packaging and Delivery
        Logging
        Monitoring
        Scheduling
        Service Discovery
        Production Wrap-Up
    Docker and the DevOps Pipeline
        Quick Overview
        Outside Dependencies
    Wrap-Up
10. Containers at Scale
    Docker Swarm Mode
    Kubernetes
        Minikube
        Docker Desktop-Integrated Kubernetes
        Kind
    Amazon ECS and Fargate
        Core AWS Setup
        IAM Role Setup
        AWS CLI Setup
        Container Instances
        Tasks
        Testing the Task
        Stopping the Task
    Wrap-Up
11. Advanced Topics
    Containers in Detail
        cgroups
        Namespaces
    Security
        UID 0
        Rootless Mode
        Privileged Containers
        Secure Computing Mode
        SElinux and AppArmor
        The Docker Daemon
    Advanced Configuration
        Networking
    Storage
    nsenter
        Debugging Shell-less Containers
    The Structure of Docker
    Swapping Runtimes
        gVisor
    Wrap-Up
12. The Expanding Landscape
    Client Tools
        nerdctl
        podman and buildah
    All-in-one Developer Tools
        Rancher Desktop
        Podman Desktop
    Wrap-Up
13. Container Platform Design
    The Twelve-Factor App
        Codebase
        Dependencies
        Config
        Backing Services
        Build, Release, Run
        Processes
        Port Binding
        Concurrency
        Disposability
        Development/Production Parity
        Logs
        Admin Processes
        Twelve-Factor Wrap-Up
    The Reactive Manifesto
        Responsive
        Resilient
        Elastic
        Message-Driven
    Wrap-Up
14. Conclusion
    The Road Ahead
    The Challenges Docker Addresses
    The Docker Workflow
    Minimizing Deployment Artifacts
    Optimizing Storage and Retrieval
    The Payoff
    The Final Word
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