Featured resource
pluralsight tech forecast
2025 Tech Forecast

Which technologies will dominate in 2025? And what skills do you need to keep up?

Check it out
Hamburger Icon
  • Labs icon Lab
  • Core Tech
Google Cloud Platform icon
Labs

Build a Containerized App with Docker

In this lab, you’ll practice creating, deploying, and managing Docker images. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills necessary to support software engineers in Docker-based application development projects.

Google Cloud Platform icon
Labs

Path Info

Rating
(250 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Published
Clock icon Jul 12, 2024

Contact sales

By filling out this form and clicking submit, you acknowledge our privacy policy.

Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Setting up the Development Environment

    To start with, you'll configure Docker and Visual Studio Code on the lab machine, and will access the lab files.

  3. Challenge

    Building and Dockerizing a Flask App

    You'll write a simple Flask web application, create a Dockerfile for the Flask app, and build a Docker image from the Dockerfile.

  4. Challenge

    Running and Managing Docker Containers

    You'll start the Docker container running the Flask app, and will practice using common Docker container management commands.

  5. Challenge

    Working with Docker Bind Mounts and Live Refresh

    To finish up this lab, you will restart the Flask app using a Docker volume, and then Make changes to the Flask app source code, refreshing the browser to see the updated site-content live.

Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN.

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Provided environment for hands-on practice

We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

Guided walkthrough

Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.