Mastering Docker

by Scott Gallagher

Master Docker and leverage its power in your day-to-day workflow Docker has been a game-changer when it comes to how modern applications are deployed and created. It has now grown into a key driver of innovation beyond system administration, with an impact on the world of web development. But how can you make sure you're keeping up with the innovations it's driving, or be sure you're using it to its full potential? Mastering Docker shows you how; this book not only demonstrates how to use Docker more effectively, but also helps you rethink and reimagine what's possible with it. You will cover concepts such as building, managing, and storing images, along with best practices to make you confident, before delving more into Docker security. You'll find everything related to extending and integrating Docker in new and innovative ways. Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes will help you take control of your containers in an efficient manner. By the end of the book, you will have a broad, yet detailed, sense of what's possible with Docker, and how seamlessly it fits in with a range of other platforms and tools. If you are an I.T professional and recognize Docker's importance for innovation in everything from system administration to web development, but aren't sure how to use it to its full potential, Mastering Docker is for you.

Genres: Software, Technology, Computer Science

284 pages, Paperback

Published December 16, 2015

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Reviews

[Akshay Naidu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book if you're looking to start docker from scratch.

[Julio Biason · Rating 1 out of 5]

How does one "master" docker when there is not a single word about layers?

How does one "master" docker when you have "sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git" with a description of "so it doesn't have to wait for one process to end to start the other"?

This is another book coming from a book farm where people write about things they don't know properly. This is another book coming from a book farm where reviewers seem picked in the basis of "does not know enough about the subject to not make a fuss so we can publish it as soon as possible".

If you want to learn about docker, stay away from this book. It will do more harm than good.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm going to be honest: I had higher hopes for a book about "mastering" a topic. This isn't a truly bad book, if you are completely new to Docker. It is basically an extended tutorial that explains all the different commands. What I would have liked to have seen was less time spent on all the potential command variants and more time on the concepts and under-the-cover workings of the technology.

[schubam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction for me.

[Sundarraj Kaushik · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book to read to understand Docker and to start off with it. Definitely not one which will give one a mastery over Docker. In depth coverage required for mastering Docker is missing.

[Alberto Pedron · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content of the book is not for a "mastering" book, is just an "introducing", very disappointed

[Saing Sab · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good foundation for containerized and cloud journey.

[Constantine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers pretty much everything you need to know about this amazing technology called Docker. But. While reading it, I had a feeling that something is not covered. And sometimes I had to figure things out by my own. Also, if you are not familiar with Linux, this book might be a little bit difficult.

Yet I must say, Mr.Gallaher did a good job explaining all of this. Even considering what I said before, it's a good book to learn Docker.