Docker Course #6: Docker Compose — Multi-Container Applications
Learn Docker Compose to define and manage multi-container applications. Build a WordPress + MySQL + phpMyAdmin stack with health checks and environment variables.
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Learn Docker Compose to define and manage multi-container applications. Build a WordPress + MySQL + phpMyAdmin stack with health checks and environment variables.
Master Docker networking: bridge, host, overlay. Connect containers with automatic DNS and port mapping.
Learn to use Docker volumes for persistent data. Named volumes, bind mounts and backups with practical examples.
Learn to write Dockerfiles from scratch with FROM, COPY, RUN and CMD. Build images for Node.js and Python apps.
Understand how Docker images work, navigate Docker Hub, and learn to manage images with pull, inspect, and rmi.
Learn what Docker is, how to install it on Windows, macOS and Linux, and run your first container with docker run.
Learn how to implement OpenTelemetry in your Java and Node.js applications. Traces, metrics, logs, Collector, Kubernetes, and production best practices.
Discover what Platform Engineering is, how it differs from DevOps and SRE, and how to build Internal Developer Platforms with Backstage, Crossplane, and Golden Paths.
Docker eliminates environment inconsistencies, speeds up deployments, and simplifies scaling. Here are 10 concrete reasons to adopt it in your projects.